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Ellen Churchill Semple
Semple in 1914
Born(1863-01-08)January 8, 1863
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1932(1932-05-08) (aged 69)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeCave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materVassar College
Scientific career
FieldsGeography
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Clark University

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".

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