Patrick Geddes
British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932)
Sir Patrick Geddes (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He developed a new urban theoris, including the second master plan of Jerusalem in 1919. He also developed the first master plan of Tel Aviv in 1925 that included the Bauhaus architecture in the White City of Tel Aviv. His other work was in India during the period of British India. A small memorial board to Patrick Geddes is under a bridge of the Heil HaShirion Street in Tel Aviv.
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- The online Journal of Civics & Generalism, is an international collaborative project with extensive essays and graphic material inspired by the work of Patrick Geddes in a modern context Archived 2006-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Geddes as a pioneer landscape architect Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- The Geddes Institute at Dundee University, Scotland Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Works by Patrick Geddes at Project Gutenberg
- Sir Patrick Geddes Memorial Trust
- Geddes' "The Scots Renascense"
- Source List: Records relating to Sir Patrick Geddes at Dundee University Archives Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- National Library of Scotland Learning Zone, Patrick Geddes: By Living We Learn