Jean Gottmann

Jean Gottmann

(Iona) Jean Gottmann FRS (10 October 1915 – 28 February 1994) was a French geographer who was most widely known for his seminal study on the urban region of the Northeast Megalopolis. His main contributions to human geography were in the sub-fields of urban, political, economic, historical and regional geography. His regional specializations ranged from France and the Mediterranean to the United States, Israel and Japan.

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