Michael Frank Goodchild, Date of Birth

Michael Frank Goodchild

professor of geographic information science

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1944

Profession: geographer

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Michael Frank Goodchild (born February 24, 1944) is a British-American geographer.
He is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
After nineteen years at the University of Western Ontario, including three years as chair, he moved to Santa Barbara in 1988, as part of the establishment of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, which he directed for over 20 years.
In 2008, he founded the UCSB Center for Spatial Studies.