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Ellsworth Huntington

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American geographer (1876-1947)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1876 to 1947 · aged 71
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Ellsworth Huntington was a professor of geography at Yale University during the early 20th century, known for his studies on environmental determinism/climatic determinism, economic growth, and economic geography.

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Ellsworth Huntington at the Mill Spring, California, tree ring study, 1911Ellsworth Huntington at the Mill Spring, California, tree ring study, 1911

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1946honorary doctor of the Clark University

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Ellsworth Huntington was a professor of geography at Yale University during the early 20th century, known for his studies on environmental determinism/climatic determinism, economic growth, and economic geography. He served as president of the Ecological Society of America in 1917, the Association of American Geographers in 1923 and president of the board of directors of the American Eugenics Society from 1934 to 1938.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1876 to 1947 · aged 71
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