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Professor David Smith FBA

Geographical aspects of inequality, social justice and morality, including exploration of the interface of geography and ethics; research in the USA, Eastern Europe and South Africa
Fellow type
UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected
2009
Year of death
2022
Subjects
Geography
Sections
Anthropology and Geography
Website
http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/staff/smithdavid.html

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Emeritus Professor of Geography, Queen Mary University of London

Past appointments

Queen Mary University of London Emeritus Professor of Geography

2001 -

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