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Walter Isard
| American economist and geographer Date of Birth: 19.04.1919 Country: USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Wartime Service and Transition to Regional Science
- Founding of Regional Science
- Peak and Decline of Spatial Analysis
- Contributions to Economics and Geography
- Later Career and Recognition
- Interesting Note
Early Life and Education
Walter Isard, born in Philadelphia to Quaker immigrants from Germany, graduated summa cum laude from Temple University in 1939.
Continuing his studies at Harvard University, he became fascinated with location theory under the guidance of Alvin Hansen and Abbot Asher. Transferring to the University of Chicago, Isard completed his Ph.D. dissertation on production cycles and transportation development in 1942.
Wartime Service and Transition to Regional Science
During World War II, Isard worked for the National Planning Association, overseeing the supply of resources for the American defense industry.
As a Quaker p