Friedrich Ratzel

Friedrich Ratzel
Friedrich Ratzel
Born(1844-08-30)30 August 1844
Karlsruhe, Baden
Died9 August 1904(1904-08-09) (aged 59)
Ammerland, Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, German Empire
EducationUniversity of Heidelberg
University of Jena
Humboldt University of Berlin
Known forConcept of Lebensraum
Scientific career
FieldsGeography
Ethnography
InstitutionsLeipzig University

Friedrich Ratzel (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʁatsl̩]; 30 August 1844 – 9 August 1904) was a German geographer and ethnographer, notable for first using the term Lebensraum (lit. 'living space') in the sense that the National Socialists later would.

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