William Gordon East

{{Short description|English geographer and writer}}

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William Gordon East (also W. G. East; 19 November 1902 – 27 January 1998) was an English geographer and writer. He studied at Cambridge University. He taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science.East, W. G. (1935) An Historical Geography of Europe. London: Methuen; p. ix

His work includes the following books:

• The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859: An Episode in Diplomatic History
• The Geography behind History
• The Changing Map of Asia: A Political Geography
• An Historical Geography of Europe; 1st to 4th eds. Methuen, 1935, 1943, 1948, 1950
• The Soviet Union
• Our Fragmented World: An Introduction to Political Geography
• The Spirit and Purpose of Geography

For his essay on The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859: An Episode in Diplomatic History, he was awarded the Thirlwall Prize for 1927.