Patrick Geddes
Sir Patrick Geddes 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 the earliest examples of the 'think globally, act locally' concept in social science.
2 October 1854
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