Sir patrick geddes biography of christopher

Sir Patrick Geddes lived from 2 October 1854 to 17 April 1932.

He was a noted biologist and botanist who went on to become a pioneer in the field of town planning.

Sir patrick geddes biography of christopher

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Patrick Geddes was born in Ballater on Deeside and spent his childhood in Perthshire, attending Perth Academy. He studied at the Royal College of Mines in London under between 1874 and 1878.

In 1879 he established a zoological facility at Stonehaven for Aberdeen University, and he served as a lecturer in zoology at Edinburgh University from 1880 to 1888. He went on to hold the Chair of Botany at University College, Dundee, from 1888 to 1919, and the Chair of Sociology at the University of Bombay from 1919 to 1924.

Geddes made his name as a pioneer in the field of town planning at a time when urban depriv