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Rudolf Kjellén

Swedish political scientist (1864-1922) · Sweden · Academics · Died at 58

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Johan Rudolf Kjellén was a Swedish political scientist, geographer and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics". His work was influenced by Friedrich Ratzel.

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Johan Rudolf Kjellén 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.

Country
Sweden
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1922 · aged 58

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