Alice Garnett

Garnett was born in Wandsworth. She obtained a degree in geography at University College, London and joined the staff of Sheffield University in 1924 as assistant to the academic and explorer Robert Rudmose Brown. It was her task to teach and this enabled the university to add Geography to its range of subjects. In 1937 she gained a doctorate. and a winner of the Murchison Award. Garnett's contribution was eventually recognised with a DSc and a chair at Sheffield University. Her 1958 appointment made her only the second woman to be a British professor of geography. In 1969 she became the vice-president of the Royal Geographical Society. == Death and legacy ==

Garnett died a widow in Poole in 1989. Sheffield University give an annual Alice Garnett prize for the "best performance in Geography by a student reading for a dual honours degree". ==Works==

• The Geographical Interpretation of Topographical Maps, 1930 • Insolation and Relief: their Bearing on the Human Geography of the Alpine Regions, 1937 ==References==