Karl W. Butzer

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American geographer

United States AcademicsLived 1934 to 2016 · aged 81

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Karl W. Butzer was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist. Sc. (hons) in Mathematics in 1954 and later his master's degree in Meteorology and Geography. Afterwards in the 1950s he returned to Germany to the University of Bonn to obtain a doctorate in physical geography.

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2009Mel Marcus Distinguished Career Award

1999CAPE Distinguished Career Award

1986G. K. Gilbert Award for Excellence in Geomorphological Research

1985Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award

1976Guggenheim Fellowship

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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William R. DickinsonAlso won Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award Michael C. MalinAlso won G. K. Gilbert Award for Excellence in Geomorphological Research

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James Withycombe40.1

Jeffrey Shallit40.2 Ruth J. Williams40.1

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Karl W. Butzer was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist. He received two degrees at McGill University, Montreal: the B.Sc. (hons) in Mathematics in 1954 and later his master's degree in Meteorology and Geography. Afterwards in the 1950s he returned to Germany to the University of Bonn to obtain a doctorate in physical geography. He obtained a master's degree in Meteorology and Geography from McGill University and a doctorate in physical geography from the University of Bonn in Germany.

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