Walter Christaller

Walter Christaller
Born(1893-04-21)21 April 1893
Berneck, Württemberg
Died9 March 1969(1969-03-09) (aged 75)
Königstein im Taunus, Hesse
NationalityGerman
Known forCentral place theory
Scientific career
FieldsGeography
Doctoral advisorRobert Gradmann [de]

Walter Christaller (21 April 1893 – 9 March 1969) was a German geographer whose principal contribution to the discipline is central place theory,[1] first published in 1933. This groundbreaking theory was the foundation of the study of cities as systems of cities, rather than simple hierarchies or single entities. He was primarily concerned with the urban space and worked on the role of towns as geographic-economic units, besides analyzing the relationships between towns of the same region.[2]

  1. ^ Christaller, Walter (1933). Die zentralen Orte in Süddeutschland. Jena: Gustav Fischer. OCLC 3318206.
  2. ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 82.