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Sir John Scott Keltie F.R.G.S., F.S.S (29 March 1840 – 12 January 1927) was a Scottish geographer, best known for his work with the Royal Geographic Society. ==History== Keltie was born in Dundee and attended school in Perth. He matriculated at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. He also completed a course of study at the Theological Hall of the United Presbyterian Church in Edinburgh, but did not go into a religious career. Keltie later moved to London in 1871 to join Macmillan Publishers, where in 1873 he became sub-editor of the journal ''Nature'' and began separately to write articles on geography for ''The Times''. In 1880, he was taken on as editor of ''The Statesman's Yearbook'' for Macmillan.〔 In 1883, Keltie joined the Royal Geographic Society and quickly became heavily involved in its activities. He was later appointed its Inspector of Geographical Education in 1884, and undertook a thorough review of the state of geography education in the UK, producing an influential 150-page report. In 1885, he became the Society's librarian, and upon the death of Henry Walter Bates in 1892, succeeded him as Assistant Secretary of the Society (in effect its Secretary, as the official Secretary was a figurehead from the nobility). Among his first tasks was the relaunching of the ''Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society'' as the ''Geographical Journal'' in 1893, in order to appeal to a wider audience. He was officially given the title of Secretary in 1896.〔 Keltie retired as Secretary of the Society in 1915 and was succeeded by Arthur Robert Hinks, though he remained as joint editor (with Hinks) of the ''Geographical Journal'' until 1917. He died in London in 1927.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Scott Keltie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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