King's College London Department of Geography

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Academic department

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King's College London Department of Geography

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Description area

Dates of existence

1893-

History

Physical geography, imperial geography, and history and geography, were subjects taught in the Department of General Literature and Science and the Evening Studies Department at King's from the 1850s. A chair in geography was established in 1863. The department became part of the Faculty of Arts in 1893, and the subject taught under an intercollegiate arrangement with the London School of Economics from 1922, becoming known as the Joint School of Geography from 1949. The department was part of the School of Humanities from 1989 and in 2001 merged with the Geography Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and became part of the new School of Social Science and Public Policy.

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Related entity

King's College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities (2014-)

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hierarchical

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King's College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

governs

King's College London Department of Geography

Dates of relationship

2014-

Related entity

King's College London School of Arts & Humanities (2010-2014)

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London School of Arts & Humanities

governs

King's College London Department of Geography

Dates of relationship

2010-2014

Related entity

King's College London School of Humanities (1989-2010)

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London School of Humanities

governs

King's College London Department of Geography

Dates of relationship

1989-2010

Related entity

King's College London Faculty of Arts and Music (1985-1989)

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London Faculty of Arts and Music

governs

King's College London Department of Geography

Dates of relationship

1985-1989

Related entity

King's College London Faculty of Arts (1893-1985)

Identifier of related entity

KCL-AF1148

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London Faculty of Arts

governs

King's College London Department of Geography

Dates of relationship

1893-1985

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Authority record identifier

KCL-AF1112

Institution identifier

0100 KCLCA

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Final

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Partial

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