Joseph Whitney


Joseph Bevan Robertson Whitney was a political and environmental geographer. He was a professor of geography at the University of Toronto, and studied Chinese culture and politics.

Early life and education

Whitney graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in geography in 1950. He then taught geography at St. Mark's School in Hong Kong for twelve years. He subsequently studied and conducted research at the University of Chicago, earning a Ph.D. in 1969. Whitney then joined the geography department at the University of Toronto.
Whitney served as department head from 1988 to 1993, after which he retired and became a Professor Emeritus. He later wrote about the political, economic, and environmental geography of China.

Selected publications

Whitney was married to Diana Baxter.