Ellen Churchill Semple, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ellen Churchill Semple

American geographer

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1863

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 08-May-1932

Profession: geographer, geopolitician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ellen Churchill Semple (January 8, 1863 – May 8, 1932) was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers.
She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States, particularly studies of human geography.
She is most closely associated with work in anthropogeography and environmentalism, and the debate about "environmental determinism".