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Friedrich Ratzel

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German geographer and ethnographer (1844–1904)

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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

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3
Total plays
3

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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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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.

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