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David Rhind

Tributes have been paid following the passing of Professor David Rhind (CBE, FRS, FBA) on January 7th 2025. David was a Lecturer and Reader in the Department of Geography from 1973-1981.

Tributes have been paid following the passing of Professor David Rhind (CBE, FRS, FBA). David was a Lecturer and Reader in the Department of Geography from 1973-1981.
David was a geomorphologist with a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. He had a long and distinguished career which included academic posts at Edinburgh and the Royal College of Art before he moved to Durham and then on to Birkbeck, University of London. He subsequently became Director of the Ordnance Survey where he oversaw completion of the digitisation of its maps. He received honorary doctorates from multiple universities including Durham, Sheffield, Bristol, Loughborough, Royal Holloway and Edinburgh. He was well known for his achievements in GIS, digital mapping and cartography and achieved the impressive distinction of being elected as a Fellow of both the Royal Society (FRS) and the British Academy (FBA). He received a CBE for services to Geographical and Social Sciences in 2000.
Our sincere sympathy to David’s family and friends.