Alban d'Entremont, Professor Emeritus of the University of Navarra, has passed away.

Yesterday, July 27, Alban d'Entremont, Professor Emeritus of Geography of the School of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Navarra, passed away in Pamplona at the age of 74.

Born on March 24, 1950 in Yarmouth, (Nova Scotia, Canada), he began his academic training at the Canadian universities of Sainte-Anne and Ottawa, majoring in Sociology and Economics. In 1971, after graduating from Sainte-Anne University, he moved to Pamplona to continue his programs of study of postgraduate program in Geography and History at the University of Navarra. He received his doctorate in 1982 with a thesis on "La población de España, estudio geográfico", under the direction of Professor Manuel Ferrer, with whom he collaborated closely in his professional life.

His academic and research work at the University of Navarra lasted for more than three decades, until his retirement in 2015. He taught the subjects of Human, Economic and Population Geography at School of Philosophy and Letters; and Population, Ecology and Environment at School of Sciences. He also held various positions at management and in government. He was secretary of the Institute of Liberal Arts and the Institute of Spanish language and Culture (ILCE) between 1979 and 1985; director of the Institute of Liberal Arts (1991-1996); and director of department of Geography and Spatial Planning (1994-2011). Also, between 1991 and 1996, he was examiner-chief of Geography at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). high school diploma International.

Throughout his career, he contributed to the development of the geographic and demographic research with various publications, including "Economic Geography" (1997) and "Ten Topics in Demography" (2001). He also collaborated with various institutions, among others, the International Geographical Union, the Metropolis Foundation, the Institute of Pyrenean programs of study , and the Spanish association of programs of study Canadians, or the Pontifical committee for the Family. In 1971, he received the Governor General's Medal of Canada.

Julia Pavón, dean of the School of Philosophy and Letters, has highlighted "his human quality and his closeness": "He always had some anecdote to share and made the conversations more than a strict academic environment dialogue. He also liked to keep up to date with the progress of his discipline, which he shared with his colleagues and students. He was passionate about the university. We will especially miss his sense of humor."