Karl Butzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Butzer

American geographer

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1934

Place of Birth: Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 04-May-2016

Profession: historian, geographer, university teacher, archaeologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Karl W.
Butzer (August 19, 1934 – May 4, 2016) was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist.
While he was still a child, his family emigrated, first to England, and then to Canada.
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.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.