Ellen churchill semple biography definition
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Ellen Churchill Semple
American geographer (1863–1932)
Ellen Churchill Semple (January 8, 1863 – May 8, 1932) was an Americangeographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers.
Ellen churchill semple biography definition
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".
Early life
Semple was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the youngest of five children by Alexander Bonner Semple and Emerine Price.
Education
Semple's early education was guided by her mother, Emerine Semple, as well as private tutors.
Semple followed her sister, Patty Semple, to Vassar where she graduated as valedictorian and was the youngest member of her graduating class.[1] Semple graduated in 1882 with an A.B. in History from Vassar College at the age of 19, and continued