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Michael John Wise

Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (died 2015)

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Born
August 17, 1918
Died
October 13, 2015
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1918

About Michael John Wise

Michael John Wise CBE, MC was a British academic who served as a professor of geography at the University of London. The University of Birmingham awarded him an honorary DSc in 1982. It was at this point that he met Gordon Warwick, a fellow assistant lecturer, who became a lifelong friend, with Wise being godfather to the latter's daughter.

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The world when Michael John Wise was born

Michael John Wise was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michael John Wise's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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