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Patrick Geddes

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British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932)

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Sir Patrick Geddes 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.

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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.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.Patrick Geddes, Valley Section, 1909Patrick Geddes, Valley Section, 1909Masterplan for Tel Aviv, 1925, known in Hebrew as the "Geddes Plan"Masterplan for Tel Aviv, 1925, known in Hebrew as the "Geddes Plan"

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Sir Patrick Geddes 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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United Kingdom
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Scientist
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Lived 1854 to 1932 · aged 77
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