Halford Mackinder

The Right Honourable Sir Halford Mackinder
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Camlachie
In office 15 January 1910 – 15 November 1922
Preceded by	Alexander Cross
Succeeded by	Campbell Stephen
Personal details
Born	Halford John Mackinder (1861-02-15)15 February 1861 Gainsborough, England
Died	6 March 1947(1947-03-06) (aged 86)
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Known for	"The Geographical Pivot of History"
Awards	Charles P. Daly Medal (1943)

Sir Halford John Mackinder (15 February 1861 – 6 March 1947) was a British geographer, academic and politician, who is regarded as one of the founding fathers of both geopolitics^[1] and geostrategy. He was the first Principal of University Extension College, Reading (which became the University of Reading) from 1892 to 1903, and Director of the London School of Economics from 1903 to 1908. While continuing his academic career part-time, he was also the Conservative and Unionist Member of Parliament for Glasgow Camlachie from 1910 to 1922. From 1923, he was Professor of Geography at the London School of Economics.