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Patrick Geddes
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Patrick Geddes circa 1886
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| Born | 2 October 1854 |
| Died | 17 April 1932 (aged 77) Scots College, Montpellier, France
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| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Royal School of Mines |
| Known for | Conurbation |
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| Institutions | Lecturer in Zoology, Edinburgh University (1880–1888) Professor of Botany, University College, Dundee (1888–1919) Professor of Civics & Sociology, Bombay University, India (1920–1923) |
| Influences | Thomas Henry Huxley |
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1880)
Co-founder of the University of Bombay Co-founder of the Sociological Society Founder of the Edinburgh Social Union Founder of the Franco-Scottish Society Planned the Hebrew University at Jerusalem Founder of the Collège des Écossais in Montpellier (1924) |
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Sir Patrick Geddes (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He developed a new urban theoris, including the second master plan of Jerusalem in 1919. He also developed the first master plan of Tel Aviv in 1925 that included the Bauhaus architecture in the White City of Tel Aviv. His other work was in India during the period of British India. A small memorial board to Patrick Geddes is under a bridge of the Heil HaShirion Street in Tel Aviv.
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Milne's Court
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Masterplan for Tel Aviv, 1925
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Patrick Geddes, Valley Section, 1909
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