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Rudolf Kjellén
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Swedish political scientist (1864-1922)
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Rudolf Kjellén (1864–1922) was a Swedish political scientist, university teacher, politician, and geographer. Born Johan Rudolf Kjellén, he was educated at Uppsala University and worked at the University of Gothenburg and Uppsala University. He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg and worked in Stockholm. His fields of work included geopolitics and political science, and he wrote in Swedish.
Kjellén’s notable works include *Den ryska faran*, *Rösträttsfrågan 1869-1909*, *Om Eriksgatan*, *Om den svenska grundlagens anda*, and *Warum ich es mit Deutschland in diesem Weltkriege halte?*. He is described by the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Kjellén died in 1922 and is buried in Uppsala Old Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1864
- Died
- 1922
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Den ryska faran
- Rösträttsfrågan 1869-1909
- Om Eriksgatan
- Om den svenska grundlagens anda
- Warum ich es mit Deutschland in diesem Weltkriege halte?
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1864-06-13 ) 13 June 1864 , Torsö , Sweden
- Died
- 14 November 1922 (1922-11-14) (aged 58) , Uppsala , Sweden
- Resting place
- Uppsala Old Cemetery
- Known for
- Coining the term geopolitics . The theory that states are organic, living systems.
- Fields
- Political science , Geography , Political philosophy
- Institutions
- University of Gothenburg , University of Uppsala
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Occupation
- geographer
- Educated at
- Uppsala University
- Employer
- Uppsala University
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Field of work
- political science
- Image
- Rudolfk.jpg
- Work location
- Stockholm
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- date of birth
- 1864-06-13
- date of death
- 1922-11-14
- place of burial
- Uppsala Old Cemetery
- name in native language
- Rudolf Kjellén
- birth name
- Johan Rudolf Kjellén
- Commons category
- Rudolf Kjellén
- name
- Kjellén i Uppsala
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Encyclopedic overview
Johan Rudolf Kjellén ( Swedish: [ˈrʉːdɔlf ɕɛˈleːn], 13 June 1864, in Torsö – 14 November 1922, in Uppsala) was a Swedish political scientist, geographer and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics". His work was influenced by Friedrich Ratzel. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, and Ratzel, Kjellén would lay the foundations for the German Geopolitik that would later be espoused prominently by General Karl Haushofer.
Kjellén completed gymnasium in Skara in 1880 and matriculated at Uppsala University the same year. He completed his PhD in Uppsala in 1891 and was a docent there from 1890 to 1893. He also taught at University of Gothenburg from 1891 and was professor of political sciences and statistics there from 1901 until he received the prestigious Skyttean professorship of Eloquence and Government in Uppsala in 1916.
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