Felix Driver

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Felix Driver

Born (1961-08-23) 23 August 1961 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Occupation
  • Academic
  • Historical Geographer
Awards
Academic background
Education
Thesis The English bastile: dimensions of the workhouse system, 1834-1884 [1]  (1987)
Doctoral advisorProfessor Derek Gregory [2]
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineGeography
Sub-disciplineHistorical 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)

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]

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]

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References

  1. Driver, Felix (1993). Power and Pauperism: The Workhouse System, 1834–1884. Cambridge University Press. p. 195.
  2. Gregory, Derek (17 July 2012). "Graduate Students". geographical imaginations. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. "Denis Cosgrove". SAGE Journals. doi:10.1068/a4007ob.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. 1 2 "Interview with Felix Driver". Time to Eat the Dogs. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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  7. Indigenous Intermediaries: New perspectives on exploration archives. ANU Press. 2015-09-29. ISBN   9781925022773 . Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. "Professor Felix Driver – Prizes". Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  9. "History and Geography Research Group Newsletter" (PDF). History and Geography Research Group. Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. "Annual General Meeting". The Geographical Journal. The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). 166 (3): 288–294. 2000. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2000.tb00030.x. JSTOR   823102.