Karl Haushofer Karl Haushofer (1869-1946) was a German professional soldier who, on his retirement at the age of 50, became a geopolitician whose views were influential in Germany especially under the Hitler regime, from 1933 to 1945. Born in Munich on Aug. 27, 1869, K... more
Haushofer, Karl (Ernst) (born Aug. 27, 1869, Munich, Bavaria—died March 13, 1946, Pähl, W.Ger.) German officer and leading proponent of geopolitics. As an army officer in Japan (1908–10), he studied its expansionist policies in Asia and later wrote several book... more
