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- Patrick Geddes (1854–1932) was once a celebrated messiah of “humanist” urban development and influential social reformer, described by biographers as a “practical genius, bold and ambitious, a precise observer and of penetrating insight” (Slater 1932).
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Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a Scottish biologist, [2] sociologist, Comtean positivist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology.
Jun 9, 2024 · Some called Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) a genius. Others likened him to an Indian “rishi of yore” and yet others dismissed him as an arrogant crank.
Seen through the ‘frankly eutopian ’ lens of Patrick Geddes’s regional survey methods—encompassing both his pragmatic involvement with existing cities and his regional ambitions—this essay considers several practical interpretations of the term ‘genius’ as it relates to the legacy of ‘utopia’.
- Matthew Skjonsberg
- m.skjonsberg@gmail.com
- 2018
Sep 28, 2022 · The name of Patrick Geddes is well-known for his work on town planning, but he was a multi-talented individual who engaged at the forefront of the birth of a diversity of academic disciplines that ...
Sir Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist and sociologist who was one of the modern pioneers of the concept of town and regional planning. Greatly influenced by Charles Darwin’s evolutionary arguments and their application to society, Geddes chose to study biology in London under Darwin’s.
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Jul 1, 2009 · Abstract. This paper analyses the seemingly unified perception of Patrick Geddes, an important member of the Town Planning Movement and a profound founding father of the discipline. A critical...
The name of Patrick Geddes is well-known for his work on town planning, but he was a multi-talented individual who engaged at the forefront of the birth of a diversity of academic disciplines...
