Sir Halford Mackinder | |
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| 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 15 February 1861 Gainsborough, England |
| Died | 6 March 1947 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Known for | "The Geographical Pivot of History" |
| Awards | Charles P. Daly Medal (1943) |
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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.
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