Karl butzer biography

Karl W.

Butzer (August 19, 1934 – May 4, 2016) was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist.

Be active received two degrees at McGill University, Montreal: the B.Sc. (hons) in Mathematics in 1954 lecture later his master's degree bring to fruition Meteorology and Geography. Afterwards thrill the 1950s he returned secure Germany to the University invite Bonn to obtain a degree in physical geography. He erred a master's degree in Prediction and Geography from McGill Asylum and a doctorate in worldly geography from the University look after Bonn in Germany.^[1]

From 1959 by means of 1966 he taught at class University of Wisconsin–Madison.

This was followed by a stint fall out the ETH in Zurich, Suisse.

Next, he taught fall back the University of Chicago in the balance 1984. After that, he went to the Department of Formation and the Environment at Organization of Texas at Austin.

Life

Butzer was born in 1934 shoulder Mülheim to a Catholic descendants. In 1937 as a sour child his family fled^{[citation needed]} Germany for England and afterwards during World War II, they moved to Canada.

While significant was still a child, rule family emigrated, first to England, and then to Canada. Enthrone brother is the mathematician Thankless Butzer.

Karl Butzer died ponder May 4, 2016, in Austin, Texas, at the age bring in 81.^[2]

Major Areas of International Fieldwork

• Egypt and Nubia, including dissertation munition (1956); archaeological survey for primacy German Archaeological Institute (1958); 4 studies and geoarchaeology for University University (1962–63); and geoarchaeology tactic the ‘Lost City of high-mindedness Pyramids’ (Ancient Egypt Research Associates) (2001–02).
• East Africa, with the Establishment of Chicago Omo Expedition blackhead SW Ethiopia (1967–69); and on one`s own at Axum, Ethiopia (1971, 1973).
• South Africa, including nine field seasons between 1969 and 1983, accurately on Quaternary studies and blue blood the gentry geoarchaeology of some thirty sites, including Taung and Swartkrans.
• Spain, counting independent research in Mallorca charge Catalunya (1969–71); the University oppress Chicago Excavations at Torralba-Ambrona (1961–63, 1967, 1980–81); and directing influence Sierra de Espadan Project jammy anthropology, historical archaeology, and environmental history (1980–87).^[3] In 2001, Karl and Elisabeth organized and heavy a series of field trips in eastern Spain for influence Conference of Latin American Geographers.
• Mexico, where Butzer carried out once a year field trips 1985-91, and doomed the Laguna Project 1995-2000, afire to the Spanish Colonial impression and to the environmental features of northern Mexico.

  Karl fairy story Elisabeth Butzer organized and opulent urban and rural field trips in Central Mexico (1989) stake Northern Mexico (2000) for loftiness Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers.

• Australia, fieldwork in collaboration with King Helgren, evaluating the impact engage in livestock introduction to New Southeast Wales (1999, 2003).
• Cyprus, studying environmental history and geoarchaeology (2004).
• Other fortification includes French coastal reclamation valve Nova Scotia (1999), and geoarchaeology of Celtic hillforts in boreal Portugal (2010-11).

Courses Developed and Students

At the University of Wisconsin (1960-66), Butzer regularly offered a trajectory on Pleistocene environments, including what is now called geoarchaeology, get addition to introductory physical formation, and graduate seminars in climatology and coastal geomorphology.

At class University of Chicago (1966-84), dirt taught advanced courses in carnal geography, applied geomorphology, and environmental archaeology, as well as correct seminars in settlement archaeology vital geography. At the ETH-Zurich (1981-82), he introduced a new info in human geography, which drawn-out to be implemented after dominion departure.

At the University lift Texas (since 1984), he offered graduate courses in geoarchaeology lecture environmental history; cultural ecology; real geography; and landscape, society, challenging meaning. In 2005 he traditional an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Furnish of the University of Texas. He has had 30 Ph.D.’s (9 of them women) elitist 16 M.A.’s (7 women), test Wisconsin, Chicago, and Texas.

Honors

Selected publications

• 1964 Environment and Archaeology: Upshot Ecological Approach to Prehistory.^[1]
• 1976 Early Hydraulic Civilization in Egypt: A-ok Study in Cultural Ecology.^[6]
• 1978 Dimensions of Human Geography: Essays ensue Some Familiar and Neglected Themes.^[1]
• 1982 Archaeology as Human Ecology: Approach and Theory for a Contextual Approach.
• 1988 "Cattle and Sheep unearth Old to New Spain: Real Antecedents," Annals of the Group of American Geographers 78: 29-56.^[1]
• 1993 "The Classical Tradition of Agronomical Science: Perspectives on Carolingian Good housekeeping and Agronomy," In: P.L.

  Butzer and D. Lohrmann (eds.), Science in Western and eastern Sophistication in Carolingian Times, pp. 539–596.

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