Gerd Kohlhepp

Gerd Kohlhepp, born in 1940, studied geography, geology, history, prehistory and economics at Universit�t Heidelberg, where he graduated with a Dr. phil. in 1967. In 1972 he habilitated at the faculty of geosciences at Universit�t Heidelberg and in the same year became a professor of human geography at GoetheUniversit�t Frankfurt am Main. In 1978 he was a professor of economic and social geography at Universit�t T�bingen, where he established a department of Latin American research....See more

Gerd Kohlhepp, born in 1940, studied geography, geology, history, prehistory and economics at Universit�t Heidelberg, where he graduated with a Dr. phil. in 1967. In 1972 he habilitated at the faculty of geosciences at Universit�t Heidelberg and in the same year became a professor of human geography at GoetheUniversit�t Frankfurt am Main. In 1978 he was a professor of economic and social geography at Universit�t T�bingen, where he established a department of Latin American research. He became professor emeritus in 2005. His research in South America focused on human geography and regional socioeconomic change, in particular on the social, economic and ecological transformations in the Brazilian Amazon region. See less