Freeman Tilden
Freeman Tilden (August 22, 1883 – May 13, 1980) was one of the first people to set down the principles and theories of heritage interpretation in his 1957 book, Interpreting Our Heritage.
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Freeman Tilden.
His work with the United States National Park Service inspired generations of interpreters across the world and continues to be a definitive text for the discipline. According to thematic interpretation expert, Sam H. Ham, Tilden's quotation on page 38 of Interpreting Our Heritage (which was taken from a US National Park Service administrative manual) has become one of the most cited phrases in the interpretation literature worldwide:
Through interpretation, understanding; through understanding, appreciation; through appreciation, protection.
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References
- Tilden, F. Interpreting our Heritage (University of North Carolina Press, 1957) ISBN 0-8078-4016-5
- Ham, S. From Interpretation to Protection--Is There a Theoretical Basis? (Journal of Interpretation Research, 14(2): 49–57, 2009)
- Freeman Tilden, 1883-1980 (National Park Service Biographical Vignettes)
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