Milton Santos
Milton Almeida dos Santos (May 3, 1926 – June 24, 2001) was a Brazilian
geographer and geography scholar who had a degree in
law. He became known for his pioneering works in several branches of
geography, notably
urban development in
developing countries. He is considered the father of
critical geography in
Brazil. Santos was a recipient of the
Vautrin Lud Prize, often seen as geography's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, and a posthumous recipient of the , given every five years by
CAPES (the Brazilian agency for the improvement of higher education personnel) to distinguished contributors to research and development in the country.
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