Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor
Professor Eva G.R. Taylor | |
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| Born | Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor 22 June 1879 Highgate |
| Died | 5 July 1966 (aged 87) Wokingham |
| Awards | Victoria Medal, Royal Geographical Society (1947) |
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| Discipline | History of Geography, History of Science, History of Mathematics |
| Institutions | Birkbeck College, University of London |
| Notable students | Eila Campbell |
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Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor (22 June 1879 – 5 July 1966) was a British geographer and historian of science, the first woman to hold an academic chair of geography in the United Kingdom. She is noted as co-author of a series of highly successful textbooks, and for her scholarly work on the history of geographical ideas, discovery, navigation, and surveying, mainly in 16th to 18th century England.