What is Yi-Fu Tuan?
{{Infobox academic | name = Yi-Fu Tuan | image = File:Yi-Fu Tuan-Festival international de géographie 2012 (1).jpg | caption = Tuan in 2012 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|12|5}} | birth_place = [[Tianjin, China|Tianjin]], [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|8|10|1930|12|5}} | death_place = [[Madison, Wisconsin]] | occupation = [[Geographer]] | nationality = American }} '''Yi-Fu Tuan''' (Traditional Chinese: 段義孚; December 5, 1930 &ndash; August 10, 2022) was a [[Chinese people|Chinese]]-[[Americans|American]] [[geographer]]. He was an important person in the creation of [[human geography]] and humanistic geography. Tuan was born in Tianjin (or Tientsin), [[China]]. He was a professor at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]].{{cn|date=December 2024}} ==Death== Tuan died on August 10, 2022 in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] at the age of 91.<ref>[https://twgreatdaily.com/664621b5bb61d35bd127179ca6a72986.html 段義孚：為避免幽閉恐懼症，人類需要將整個宇宙當成遊樂場] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> ==Other websites== {{wikiquote}} * [http://www.yifutuan.org Yi-Fu Tuan's homepage] * [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=623819 June 24, 2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article] about the professor ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuan, Yi-Fu}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Chinese writers]] [[Category:Chinese scientists]] [[Category:Chinese academics]] [[Category:American geographers]] [[Category:Academics from Wisconsin]] [[Category:Writers from Madison, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Scientists from Madison, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]]