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George F. Jenks

George F. Jenks was an American geographer and cartographer (1916–1996). He was born at Oneonta.

Also recorded as George Frederick Jenks.

George F. Jenks in brief

Born
1916
Died
1996
Known for
geographer and cartographer
Place of birth
Oneonta
Contents

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1462 to 1905.

Gilbertus Anglicus, Practica medicinae in Middle English, plus miscellaneous practical medical treatises (Miscellanea Medica VII), dated 1462, held by Wellcome Collection. Gilbertus Anglicus, <i>Practica medicinae</i> in Middle English, plus miscellaneous practical medical treatises (Miscellanea Medica VII), dated 1462, held by Wellcome Collection. Tucher, Stephan (1628-1689), dated 1646-1649, held by Wellcome Collection. Bookplates. Approx. 500 engravings and lithographs., dated [between 1800 and 1899 - between 1900 and 1999], held by Wellcome Collection. Letter Book, S M Burroughs & Co, dated 14 February - 8 December 1879, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 8, dated Jul 1904 - May 1905, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 9, dated May 1905 - Feb 1906, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

The George F. Jenks Map Collection, Cartographic Perspectives, 2018. George Samuel Jenks, BMJ, 1882. 1196. George Samuel Jenks to Jane Davy, 23–4 February 1829, The Collected Letters of Sir Humphry Davy, 2020. A SYNOPSIS OF GEORGE F JENKS' CAREER, Cartographica, 1987. In Memoriam: George F. Jenks (1916-1996), Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 1997. LINES, COMPUTERS, AND HUMAN FRAILTIES*, 1981. A GRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF THE FRICTION OF DISTANCE IN GRAVITY MODELS, 1968. THE USE OF SHADING PATTERNS IN GRADED SERIES1, 1961. ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC OXYGEN., Science, 1944. Geometric properties of market areas, 1968. Three-Dimensional Map Construction, Science, 1966. Motives of West Russian nobles in deserting Lithuania for Moscow, 1377-1514, 1959. Contemporary Statistical Maps—Evidence of Spatial and Graphic Ignorance, 1976.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1462Gilbertus Anglicus, Practica medicinae in Middle English, plus miscellaneous practical medical treatises (Miscellanea Medica VII) (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1462Gilbertus Anglicus, <i>Practica medicinae</i> in Middle English, plus miscellaneous practical medical treatises (Miscellanea Medica VII) (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1646Tucher, Stephan (1628-1689) (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1800Bookplates. Approx. 500 engravings and lithographs. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1879Letter Book, S M Burroughs & Co (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1904Henry Wellcome Letter Book 8 (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1916George F. Jenks born at Oneonta.
  8. 1996George F. Jenks died.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    1196. George Samuel Jenks to Jane Davy, 23–4 February 1829, The Collected Letters of Sir Humphry Davy, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    A SYNOPSIS OF GEORGE F JENKS' CAREER, Cartographica, 1987

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    George Samuel Jenks, BMJ, 1882

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    In Memoriam: George F. Jenks (1916-1996), Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 1997

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The George F. Jenks Map Collection, Cartographic Perspectives, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming George F. Jenks.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 9 works naming George F. Jenks.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    “George F. Jenks”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q120969962: George F. Jenks

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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