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Halford Mackinder

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Also known as Halford John Mackinder, Sir Halford John Mackinder, Halford J. Mackinder, Mackinder, Halford John, H. J. MacKinder

British geographer, academic and politician (1861-1947)

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Top works

  • Lands Beyond The Channel
  • Democratic Ideals and Reality
  • Democratic Ideals and Reality / The Geographical Pivot of History
  • Ideali Democratici e Realta'
  • Heartland

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Quotes

  • Knowledge, as we have said before, is one. Its division into subjects is but a concession to human weakness.

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Key facts

Preceded by
Alexander Cross
Succeeded by
Campbell Stephen
Born
Halford John Mackinder , ( 1861-02-15 ) 15 February 1861, Gainsborough , England
Died
6 March 1947 (1947-03-06) (aged 86)
Party
Conservative
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford
Known for
The Geographical Pivot of History
Awards
Charles P. Daly Medal (1943)
Fields
Geography geopolitics geostrategy

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Halford John Mackinder (15 February 1861 – 6 March 1947) was a British geographer, academic and politician, who is regarded as one of the founding fathers of both geopolitics and geostrategy. He is considered to have introduced the terms "manpower" and "heartland" into the English language. He was the first Principal of University Extension College, Reading (which became the University of Reading) from 1892 to 1903, and Director of the London School of Economics from 1903 to 1908. Initially a liberal and free market proponent, he shifted to support a protectionist and conservative view from 1903. While continuing his academic career part-time, he was also the Conservative and Unionist Member of Parliament for Glasgow Camlachie from 1910 to 1922. From 1923, he was Professor of Geography at the London School of Economics.

Early life and education

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