Sir
Patrick
Geddes
FRSE
Born in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of Alexander Geddes
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
John McKail Geddes
Husband of
Anna (Morton) Geddes
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 77
in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2021
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Biography
Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology.
He introduced the concept of "region" to architecture and planning and coined the term "conurbation". Later, he elaborated "neotechnics" as the way of remaking a world apart from over-commercialization and money dominance.
An energetic Francophile, Geddes was the founder in 1924 of the Collège des Écossais (Scots College), an international teaching establishment in Montpellier, France and in the 1920s he bought the Château d'Assas to set up a centre for urban studies.
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