Ellen Churchill Semple (January 8, 1863, Louisville, Kentucky – May 8, 1932, West Palm Beach, Florida) was an American geographer. She was a prominent supporter of environmental determinism, a theory that the physical environment, rather than social conditions, determines culture. Semple studied with German geographer Friedrich Ratzel before coming to teach at Clark University.

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Geographers | Geopoliticians | 1863 births | 1933 deaths