David Seamon

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David Seamon
Born (1948-04-14) April 14, 1948
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Phenomenologist
  • geographer
  • academic
  • researcher
  • editor
  • author
Years active1972–present
TitleProfessor Emeritus of Environment-Behavior & Place Studies
Academic background
EducationBA (1970), PhD (1977)
Alma materClark University
ThesisMovement, Rest, and Encounter: A Phenomenology of Everyday Environmental Experience (1977)
Academic work
Sub-disciplinearchitectural and environmental phenomenology
InstitutionsKansas State University
Main interestsPhenomenologies of place and placemaking
Notable works

David Seamon (born 14 April 1948) is an American geographer, phenomenologist, author and academic. Seamon in known for his work on the theory of architectural phenomenology, environmental phenomenology, and environmental design as placemaking. He is the editor of the Environmental and Architectural Phenomenology journal, published since 1990. Seamon is the author of several books in behavioral geography and place phenomenology including Life Takes Place: Phenomenology, Lifeworlds and Place Making (2018, Routledge) and A Geography of the Lifeworld: Movement, Rest and Encounter. Seamon has been Professor of Environment-Behavior and Place Studies at Kansas State University since 1993.