Facts:   - death place: scots college , montpellier , france    - caption: patrick geddes circa 1886    - citizenship: united kingdom    - work institutions: lecturer 1888 -rrb- co-founder of the sociological society founder of the in edinburgh social union founder of the franco-scottish society planned the zoology hebrew university at jerusalem founder of the collège des Écossais , in montpellier -lrb- 1924 -rrb- edinburgh university -lrb- 1880 --    - death date: 17 april 1932      - birth date: 2 october 1854    - name: patrick geddes    - image size: 150px    - nationality: scottish    - image: patrick geddes -lrb- 1886 -rrb- . jpg    - birth place: ballater , aberdeenshire , scotland   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of patrick geddes .
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sir patrick geddes -lrb- 2 october 1854 -- 17 april 1932 -rrb- was a scottish biologist , sociologist , geographer , philanthropist and pioneering town planner -lrb- see list of urban theorists -rrb- .he is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology .he introduced the concept of `` region '' to architecture and planning and coined the term `` conurbation '' .an energetic francophile , geddes was the founder of the collège des Écossais -lrb- scots college -rrb- an international teaching establishment in montpellier , france .