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Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (/ˈɡɛdiːz/; 2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) 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'…
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| Patrick Geddes | Alma mater | Royal School of Mines | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Born | 2 October 1854 Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Children | Norah Geddes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Died | 17 April 1932(1932-04-17) (aged 77) Scots College, Montpellier, France | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Fields | Sociology, urban planning, biology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Known for | Urban planning and the term conurbation | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Patrons | John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Spouse | Anna Geddes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Geddes | Workplaces | Lecturer in Zoology, University of Edinburgh (1880–1888) Professor of Botany, University College, Dundee (1888–1919) Professor of Civics & Sociology, Bombay University, India (1… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Auguste Comte | instance of | Social and urban theoryInfluencesPatrick Geddes was influenced by social theorists | 0.80 | text |
| Auguste Comte | instance of | InfluencesPatrick Geddes was influenced by social theorists | 0.80 | text |
| Jane Jacobs | instance of | In this sense he can be viewed as prefiguring the work of seminal urban thinkers | 0.80 | text |
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