Oswald Rishbeth

Oswald Henry Theodore Rishbeth
Born
Oswald Henry Theodore Rischbieth

1886 (1886)
Died1946 (aged 5960)
NationalityBritish Subject
Occupations
  • Geographer
  • University Professor
Spouse
(m. 1917)
ChildrenHenry Rishbeth and 2 others
ParentHeinrich Rischbieth
Relatives
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
Discipline
  • Geography
  • Classics
Sub-disciplineHistorical geography
InstitutionsUniversity of Southampton

Oswald Henry Theodore Rishbeth (né Rischbieth) 1886 – 1946) was an Australian geographer who was Professor and Chair of Geography at the University of Southampton, England. He is considered a pioneer of academic geography in Britain. He was the husband of zoologist Kathleen Rishbeth.