Felix Driver

Felix Driver FBA FAcSS (born 23 August 1961) is a distinguished British historical geographer and Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.^[5]

Professor Felix Driver FBA FAcSS
Born	(1961-08-23) 23 August 1961 (age 63)
Nationality	British
Occupations	Academic Historical Geographer
Awards	Fellow of the British Academy (2011) Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (2007) Royal Geographical Society Murchison Award (2000)
Academic background
Education	University of Cambridge (MA, PhD)
Thesis	The English bastile: dimensions of the workhouse system, 1834-1884[1] (1987)
Doctoral advisor	Professor Derek Gregory[2]
Influences	Professor Denis Cosgrove[3] Professor Stephen Daniels[4]
Academic work
Discipline	Geography
Sub-discipline	Historical Geography
Institutions	Royal Holloway, University of London
Main interests	Cultural history of collections and collecting Visual culture of exploration, geography and empire, and imperial cities
Notable works	Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire (2001) Power and Pauperism: The Workhouse System, 1834-1884 (1993)

Driver is a historical geographer with a particular interest in the history of cultural collections. He has also examined the culture of exploring, empire and imperial cities. He has overseen collaborative research projects, in partnership with leading cultural institutions such as the British Museum and the V&A.^[6][4][7]

In 2000, he was the winner of the prestigious Royal Geographical Society Murchison Award. He was appointed a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2007 and a Fellow of the British Academy in 2011.^[8][9][10]