Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntington was born on September 16,
1876 in Galesburg, Illiniois. He died on October 17,
1947 in New Haven, Connecticut. He was 71 years old.
Why is he an Important Geographer?
- He was the most notable speaker of environmentalism in
the U.S during the twentieth century
- He studied and revealed different ways that climate could impact people and their decisions.
- Huntington is credited with getting more people interested in geography than any other geographer ever has.
Ellsworth Huntington's map of the world's general progress
Interesting Facts
- He wrote 28 books,and co-authored 29 others.
- He wrote hundreds of articles over the course of his life.
- Huntington was a professor of geography at Yale.
- Huntington's arguments about his theories were often crude, and his thesis' were not strong.
His Theories
Environmental Determinism and Modern Geography were
Huntington's main theories. Through these theories, Huntington
discovered a subset that he called Climatic Determinism. His theory
stated that the economic development in a country can be predicted
based on its distance from the equator. He said temperate climates
with short growing seasons stimulate achievement, economic growth,
and efficiency.
Quotes from Ellsworth Huntington
- History in its broadest aspect is a record of man's migrations from one
environment to another.
- From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.
- Man could not stay there forever. He was bound to spread to new regions, partly because of his innate migratory tendency and partly because of Nature's stern
urgency.
Sources
- http://www.whosequotes.com/authors/ellsworth-huntington-quotes
- http://www.textbookhistory.com/?tag=ellsworth-huntington
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/277146/Ellsworth-Huntington
- http://geocurrents.info/geographical-thought/environmental-determinism-ellsworth-huntington-and-the-decline-of-geography
By: Ryan Gordon 2nd Period
8/29/12
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