British social scientist and geographer (b.1944) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doreen Barbara Massey FRSA FBA FAcSS (3 January 1944 – 11 March 2016) was a British social scientist and geographer. She was working among others on topics involving Marxist geography, feminist geography, and cultural geography. Her work on space, place and power has been highly helpful within a range of related disciplines and research fields. She served as Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Open University.[1]
Doreen Massey | |
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Born | Doreen Barbara Massey 3 January 1944 Manchester, England, UK |
Died | March 11, 2016 72) | (aged
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Pennsylvania |
Awards | Victoria Medal (1994) Prix Vautrin Lud (1998) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economic and Social geography |
Massey died on 11 March 2016 from pancreatic cancer. She was aged 72.
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