Karl Butzer

Who is this?

Karl W. Butzer (August 19, 1934 – May 4, 2016) was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist. He received two degrees at McGill University, Montreal: the B.Sc. (hons) in Mathematics in 1954 and later his master's degree in Meteorology and Geography. Afterwards in the 1950s he returned to Germany to the University of Bonn to obtain a doctorate in physical geography. 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 ETH 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.

Career

1. 1934
   Born
2. 1976
   Won Guggenheim Fellowship
3. 1985
   Won Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award
4. 1999
   Won CAPE Distinguished Career Award
5. 2009
   Won Mel Marcus Distinguished Career Award
6. 2016
   Passed away
7. Member of National Academy of Sciences
8. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
9. Won Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Mülheim an der Ruhr
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: archaeologist, geographer, historian, university teacher