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Rudolf Kjellén

1864 - 1922

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Johan Rudolf Kjellén (Swedish: [ˈrʉːdɔlf ɕɛˈleːn], 13 June 1864, in Torsö – 14 November 1922, in Uppsala) was a Swedish political scientist, geographer and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics". His work was influenced by Friedrich Ratzel. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, and Ratzel, Kjellén would lay the foundations for the German Geopolitik that would later be espoused prominently by General Karl Haushofer. Kjellén completed gymnasium in Skara in 1880 and matriculated at Uppsala University the same year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Kjellén is the 3,714th most popular politician (down from 2,638th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 109th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rudolf Kjellén ranks 3,714 out of 19,576. Before him are Paolo Gentiloni, Kocel, Xi Zhongxun, Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, Oliver Wolcott Jr., and William Barr. After him are Herod II, Emperor Go-Nara, Antipater the Idumaean, Pridi Banomyong, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, and Ahmet Davutoğlu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Rudolf Kjellén ranks 29. Before him are Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Paul Sérusier, John Jacob Astor IV, Jules Renard, Eugen d'Albert, and Frank Wedekind. After him are Jakob von Uexküll, Branislav Nušić, Nellie Bly, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Dmitri Ivanovsky, and Li Yuanhong. Among people deceased in 1922, Rudolf Kjellén ranks 24. Before him are Vittorio Monti, Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Andrey Markov, Paul Deschanel, Michael Collins, and Léon Bonnat. After him are Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Nellie Bly, Gabriel Narutowicz, Camille Jordan, Arthur Nikisch, and Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Rudolf Kjellén ranks 144 out of 1,879. Before him are Eric X of Sweden (1180), Lasse Hallström (1946), Lennart Johansson (1929), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Gunnar Gren (1920), and Ingrid Thulin (1926). After him are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912), Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896), Kurt Hamrin (1934), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Erland Josephson (1923), and John I of Sweden (1201).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Rudolf Kjellén ranks 47. Before him are Sverker I of Sweden (1100), Anund Jacob (1008), Canute I of Sweden (1150), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Eric X of Sweden (1180), and Lennart Johansson (1929). After him are John I of Sweden (1201), Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), and Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916).

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