Geddes, Patrick ♂

Education

Professor of Botany, University College Dundee 1888-1914. Actually resigned 31.3.1920, but had not fulfilled duties for some years previously.

Birth/childhood

Born 2.10.1854 at Ballater son of Alexander Geddes, army officer and Janet Stevenson. [Soldier]

Attended Perth Academy.

Career

After a short spell as a bank clerk attended Edinburgh University for 1 week. Studied Royal School of Mines 1874-1876 under T. H. Huxley. University College, London 1877-1878.

Sorbonne 1878-1879.

Professor of Botany, University College Dundee 1888-1914. Actually resigned 31.3.1920, but had not fulfilled duties for some years previously. [St Andrews University] [University professor]

Pioneer of social planning. Kt. [Knight bachelor] 1931.

Publications

Life: outlines of general biology, by Sir J. Arthur Thomson and Patrick Geddes. (New York: Harper, [19--?])

Cities in evolution: an introduction to the town planning movement and to the study of civics. (London: Williams & Norgate, 1915)

Death

Died 17.4.1932 at Montpellier.

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