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Friedrich Ratzel
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Friedrich Ratzel (1844–1904) was a German geographer, zoologist, political scientist, and university teacher. Born in Karlsruhe, he held citizenship in the Grand Duchy of Baden. He earned a doctorate from Heidelberg University under the supervision of Alexander Pagenstecher. Ratzel worked in the fields of geography, sociology, geopolitics, and zoology, writing in German.
He served as a university teacher at the Technical University of Munich and Leipzig University, working in Munich and Leipzig. Ratzel 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. His doctoral students included Anastas Ishirkov, Karl Weule, and Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger, while Franz Boas was also listed as a student.
Notable works by Ratzel include *Der Lebensraum*, *Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America*, *Anthropogeographie. v.2.*, *アジア民族誌*, and *Anthropogeographische Beiträge*. He is described in sources such as the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the New International Encyclopedia.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1930-05-16
- Active to
- 2000-01-27
Discography
- Gegenwart
- The Four Ballades1955
- At Birdland1957
- Cellosonaten A-Dur Op. 69 Und C-Dur Op. 102 Nr. 1 • Variationen Über "Bei Männern, Welche Liebe Fühlen" Von Mozart1960
- Jazz Workshop Concert - Ruhrfestspiele 19621962
- Piano and Big Band!!1963
- From Vienna With Jazz1964
- Ineffable: The Unique Jazz Piano Of Friedrich Gulda1965
- Music for 4 Soloists and Band No. 11965
- Préludes vols. 1 & 21969
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Bioconductor: open software development for computational biology and bioinformatics
· 2004 · cited 10,286x
- IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
· 2013 · cited 9,541x
- Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
· 2015 · cited 7,897x
- The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)
· 2020 · cited 6,925x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,796x
via Crossref · CC0
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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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