Maria Dolors García Ramón Explained

Maria Dolors García Ramón (born 1943) is a Spanish geographer.^[1] She is emeritus professor of geography of the Autonomous University of Barcelona,^[2]

Early life and education

García Ramón was born on 7 November 1943 in Gandia, Valencia. She has a BA and PhD from the University of Barcelona and an MA from the University of California.

Career

García Ramón was professor of geography at the Autonomous University of Barcelona from 1969 to 2010,^[3] and also held appointments as professor or research fellow at the University of Arizona, Cornell University, University of Buenos Aires, Durham University and the London School of Economics.^[4]

She lists her research specialisms as Rural Geography, Geographical Thought, and Geography and Gender.

From 1988 to 1996 she was Secretary of the International Geographical Union's Study Group on Gender and Geography.

She was awarded the 2016 Vautrin Lud Prize (Le Prix Vautrin-Lud), which has been described as "the highest award that can be bestowed on a geographer"^[5] and "the Nobel of geography".^{[6] [7]}

Further reading

• Book: Albet . Abel . Maria Dolors Garcia-Ramon : geografía y género, disidencia e innovación . 2019 . Icaria . Barcelona . 978-84-9888-836-2 . 1..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maria Dolors Garcia Ramon . www.ub.edu . University of Barcelona . 1 January 2021.
2. Web site: Entrevista: Profesora María Dolors García Ramón . tv.us.es . Television Online de la Universidad de Sevilla . 2 January 2021 . 30 May 2016.
3. Web site: Garcia-Ramon Maria-Dolores . www.ae-info.org . Academy of Europe . 2 January 2021.
4. Web site: Maria-Dolores Garcia-Ramon - Biography . www.ae-info.org . Academy of Europe . 2 January 2021.
5. Web site: U. T. Dallas' Brian Berry to Receive World's Top Honor for Geographers . www.utdallas.edu . 1 January 2021.
6. Web site: Le Prix Vautrin-Lud . www.festival-international-geographie.fr . 1 January 2021 . fr-fr.
7. Web site: Maria Dolors Garcia Ramon Prize Vautrin Lud "Nobel of Geography 2016" . Grup de Recerca de Geografia i Gènere . 1 January 2021 . 10 October 2016.