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Rudolf Kjellén

Swedish political scientist (1864-1922)

  • Fame53.3
  • Momentum2.8
  • Wikipedia2.3K
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Lived 1864–1922, aged 58Sweden
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    1864–1922
    Aged 58
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Updated 2026-06-20

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.

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