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Geddes, Sir Patrick (1854–1932)  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Sir Patrick Geddes (1854–1932) by Lafayette, 1931 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Geddes, Sir Patrick (1854–1932), social evolutionist and city planner  

Helen Meller

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Geddes, Sir Patrick (1854–1932), social evolutionist and city planner, was born at Ballater, west Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on 2 October 1854, the youngest son of Alexander Geddes (1808–1899), and his wife, Janet Stivenson. His father was a quartermaster in the Black Watch; his mother came from a family of strict Presbyterian covenanters....

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Harrisson, Tom Harnett (1911–1976), ornithologist, museum curator, and co-founder of the Mass-Observation social survey project  

Judith M. Heimann

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Harrisson, Tom Harnett (1911–1976), ornithologist, museum curator, and co-founder of the Mass-Observation social survey project, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 26 September 1911, the elder of the two children of Brigadier-General Geoffry Harnett Harrisson (1881–1939) and his wife, Marie Ellen (Doll; 1886–1961)...