Edgar Kant

Edgar Kant (21 February 1902, Tallinn – 16 October 1978, Lund) was Estonian geographer and economist. He laid the foundation for Estonian urban geography.[1]

Edgar Kant (circa 1930)

In 1928 he graduated from the University of Tartu.[1]

From 1934 he was lecturer (from 1936 professor) at Tartu University.[1]

Since 1938 he was member of Estonia Academy of Sciences; he was also the head of department of humanitarian sciences.[1]

In September 1944 he went to Sweden where he worked at Lund University.[1]

Main activities: studying Estonia's geopolitical situation; Estonian urban geography; editing "Atlas of Estonia".[1]

References
  1. Kändler, Tiit (2002). A Hundred Great Estonians of the 20th Century. Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers. pp. 66–67. ISBN 9985-70-103-8.
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