Douglas Wilson Johnson

Douglas Wilson Johnson (1878–1944) was an American geographer and geomorphologist known for his contributions to the understanding of coastal processes and landforms.

Johnson was a descendant of a slave-holding American family of English roots. Johnson's grandfather freed his slaves and paid for their passage to Liberia after he had become convinced that slavery was against his religious beliefs.

During the First World War, Johnson investigated military geography and geopolitics.[1]

During the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Versailles, Johnson was a member of the American delegation dealing with the question of the new Italian-Austrian border in the Brenner Pass region.[2] He was also a foreign member of Serbian Academy of Sciences.[3]

References
  1. Walter H. Bunch (1946). "Biographical Memoir of Douglas Wilson Johnson 1878–1944" (PDF). National Academy Of Sciences. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. Überegger, Oswald (2021). "Südtirol und die "American Line". Alliierte Grenzziehungsdiskurse und die Entstehung eines europäischen Minderheitenproblems". In Leander Moroder; Hannes Obermair; Patrick Rina (eds.). Lektüren und Relektüren – Leggere, riflettere e rileggere – Nrescides letereres y letures critiches. San Martin de Tor: Istitut Ladin "Micurá de Rü". pp. 511–523. ISBN 978-88-8171-141-3.
  3. Živojinović, Dragoljub R. (2017). "Douglas Wilson Johnson: A Forgotten Member of the Royal Serbian Academy of Sciences". Balcanica (XLVIII): 219–228. doi:10.2298/BALC1748219Z.
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