Leopold Kohr

Leopold Kohr , an economist by profession, was the originator of the concept of 'the human scale', an idea later popularised by his friend, E. F. Schumacher in his bestselling book Small is Beautiful . Born near Salzberg in 1909, Kohr was an ecologist by profession, holding academic positions at many universities.

Leopold Kohr , an economist by profession, was the originator of the concept of 'the human scale', an idea later popularised by his friend, E. F. Schumacher in his bestselling book Small is Beautiful . Born near Salzberg in 1909, Kohr was an ecologist by profession, holding academic positions at many universities. See less