Karl Butzer | |
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| Born | August 19, 1934 Mülheim, Germany |
| Died | May 4, 2016 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | McGill University (B.Sc., M.Sc.) University of Bonn (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Geographer, Cultural Ecologist and Environmental Archaeologist |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography, cultural ecology, environmental archaeology |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison ETH Zurich University of Chicago University of Texas at Austin |
Karl W. Butzer (August 19, 1934 – May 4, 2016) was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist. He received two degrees at McGill University, Montreal: the B.Sc. (hons) in Mathematics in 1954 and later his master's degree in Meteorology and Geography. Afterwards in the 1950s he returned to Germany to the University of Bonn to obtain a doctorate in physical geography. He obtained a master's degree in Meteorology and Geography from McGill University and a doctorate in physical geography from the University of Bonn in Germany.[1]
From 1959 through 1966 he taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This was followed by a stint at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. Next, he taught at the University of Chicago until 1984. After that, he went to the Department of Geography and the Environment at University of Texas at Austin.
- ^ "Karl W. Butzer". University of Texas. Retrieved 21 October 2015.