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Alfred Hettner

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Gender Male
Death82 years ago
Date of birth August 6,1859
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Dresden
Germany
Date of died August 31,1941
DiedHeidelberg
Germany
ParentsHermann Theodor Hettner
BooksThe Surface Features of the Land: Problems and Methods of Geomorphology
Job Geographer
NationalityGerman
Education Strasbourg University
Awards Cullum Geographical Medal
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Alfred Hettner was a German geographer. He is known for his concept of chorology, the study of places and regions, a concept that influenced both Carl O. Sauer and Richard Hartshorne. Apart from Europe, his fieldwork concentrated mainly on Colombia, Chile and Russia.

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