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Patrick Geddes
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British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932)
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Patrick Geddes (1854–1932) was a British and French citizen who worked as an urban planner, sociologist, ecologist, and botanist. Born in Ballater and residing in Scotland, he was educated at the Royal School of Mines and Imperial College London. Geddes was associated with the Scottish Renaissance movement and served as a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He held positions at the University of Dundee, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of St Andrews.
His professional field included biology, and he was influenced by Thomas Henry Huxley. Geddes spoke and wrote in English and German. Among his published works are *Chelsea, a collegiate city*, *The evolution of sex*, *Sex, Problems of Sex, Life*, and *Outlines of General Bioloy*. He received the award of Knight Bachelor and died in Montpellier.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1854-10-02
- Died
- 1932-04-17
- Works
- 79
Top works
- Chelsea, a collegiate city
- The evolution of sex
- Sex
- Problems of Sex
- Life, Outlines of General Bioloy
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,169x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,233x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,903x
- Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities
· 2009 · cited 18,985x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,622x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Each of the various specialists remains too closely concentrated upon his single specialism, too little awake to those of the others. Each sees clearly and seizes firmly upon one petal of the six-lobed flower of life and tears it apart from the whole.”
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Key facts
- Born
- 2 October 1854, Ballater , Aberdeenshire , Scotland
- Died
- 17 April 1932 (1932-04-17) (aged 77), Scots College, Montpellier , France
- Alma mater
- Royal School of Mines
- Known for
- Urban planning and the term conurbation
- Spouse
- Anna Geddes
- Children
- Norah Geddes
- Fields
- Sociology, urban planning, biology
- Institutions
- Lecturer in Zoology, University of Edinburgh (1880–1888), Professor of Botany, University College, Dundee (1888–1919), Professor of Civics & Sociology, Bombay University , India (1920–1923)
- Patrons
- John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Milne's Court (1690), Edinburgh. Under the influence of the pioneering conservationist, Patrick Geddes, these buildings were renovated in 1914, becoming a university hall of residence.
Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (/ˈɡɛdiːz/; 2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, Comtean positivist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology. His works contain one of the earliest examples of the 'think globally, act locally' concept in social science.
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