Friedrich Ratzel

Friedrich Ratzel
Friedrich Ratzel
Born	(1844-08-30)August 30, 1844 Karlsruhe, Baden
Died	August 9, 1904(1904-08-09) (aged 59) Ammerland, Lake Starnberg, Bavaria
Nationality	German
Education	University of Heidelberg University of Jena Humboldt University of Berlin
Known for	Concept of lebensraum
Scientific career
Fields	Geography Ethnography
Institutions	Leipzig University

Friedrich Ratzel (August 30, 1844 – August 9, 1904) was a German geographer and ethnographer, notable for first using the term Lebensraum ("living space") in the sense that the National Socialists later would.