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Friedrich Ratzel
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Friedrich Ratzel was a German geographer, zoologist, political scientist, and university teacher born in Karlsruhe in 1844. He held a doctorate from Heidelberg University under advisor Alexander Pagenstecher and worked at the Technical University of Munich and Leipzig University. His fields of work included geography, sociology, geopolitics, and zoology. He was influenced by Charles Darwin and wrote in German.
Ratzel authored notable works such as *Der Lebensraum*, *Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America*, *Anthropogeographie. v.2.*, and *Anthropogeographische Beiträge*. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He died in 1904. His students included Franz Boas, Anastas Ishirkov, and Karl Weule.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1844
- Died
- 1904
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Der Lebensraum
- Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America
- Anthropogeographie. v.2.
- アジア民族誌
- Anthropogeographische Beiträge
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1844-08-30 ) 30 August 1844, Karlsruhe , Baden
- Died
- 9 August 1904 (1904-08-09) (aged 59), Ammerland, Lake Starnberg , Bavaria , German Empire
- Education
- University of Heidelberg , University of Jena , Humboldt University of Berlin
- Known for
- Concept of Lebensraum
- Fields
- Geography , Ethnography
- Institutions
- Leipzig University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Friedrich
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Baden
- Place of birth
- Karlsruhe
- Occupation
- political scientist
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University
- Employer
- Leipzig University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- Alexander Pagenstecher
- Doctoral student
- Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger
- Field of work
- political geography
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R35179, Prof. Friedrich Ratzel (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Munich
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- Commons category
- Friedrich Ratzel
- date of birth
- 1844-08-30
- date of death
- 1904-08-09
- name in native language
- Friedrich Ratzel
- student
- Karl Weule
- writing language
- German
- influenced by
- Charles Darwin
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- interested in
- human geography
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Encyclopedic overview
Friedrich Ratzel ( German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʁatsl̩]; 30 August 1844 – 9 August 1904) was a German geographer and ethnographer, notable for first using the term Lebensraum (lit. 'living space') in the sense that the National Socialists later would.
Life
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