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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 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 ...
"The Geographical Pivot of History" is an article submitted by Halford John Mackinder in 1904 to the Royal Geographical Society that advances his heartland theory. In this article, Mackinder extended the scope of geopolitical analysis to encompass the entire globe.
Sep 10, 2018 · Sir Halford John Mackinder was a British geographer who wrote a paper in 1904 called "The Geographical Pivot of History." Mackinder's paper suggested that the control of Eastern Europe was vital to control of the world. Mackinder postulated the following, which became known as the Heartland Theory:
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Jan 30, 2019 · A hundred years ago Halford Mackinder warned of the threat of global domination from the east. His theories influenced Hitler and are now having a revival – for better and for worse. By Phil Tinline
Sir Halford John Mackinder (February 15, 1861 – March 6, 1947), was an English geographer and politician. He was knighted for his work in 1920. Mackinder was instrumental in establishing geography as a unified and recognized academic discipline.
Sir Halford Mackinder (1861-1947) is mainly remembered today for his famous lecture on “The Geographical Pivot of History” delivered in front of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in 1904.
Halford Mackinder was born in Gainsborough, in Lincolnshire, England, the eldest son of a doctor. He studied natural science at Oxford University and graduated in 1883; four years later he gained a chair in geography at that university which he held until 1905.
