Ellsworth HuntingtonEllsworth Huntington (September 16, 1876 – October 17, 1947) was a Yale University geography professor in the early twentieth century, best known for his research on environmental determinism/climatic determinism, economic growth, and economic geograhy. He was president of the Ecological Society of America in 1917, the Association of American Geographers in 1923, and the American Eugenics Society's board of directors from 1934 to 1938. He taught at Euphrates College in Turkey (1897-1901), attended the Pumpelly (1903) and Barrett (1905-1906) excursions to Central Asia, and wrote about his experiences in Turkestan (1905) and The Pulse of Asia (1907). Read More Read Less