William Gordon East

William Gordon East (November 19, 1902 – January 27, 1998) was an English geographer and writer. He studied at Cambridge University.

His work includes the following books:

The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859: An Episode in Diplomatic History
The Geography behind History
The Changing Map of Asia: A Political Geography
An historical geography of Europe
The Soviet Union
Our Fragmented World: An Introduction to Political Geography
The spirit and purpose of geography

For his essay on The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859: An Episode in Diplomatic History, he was awarded with the Thirlwall Prize Essay for 1927.

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 61933168 ISNI: 0000 0001 1445 9662 SUDOC: 075999102

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