Phil Rees (academic)
Phillip Howell Rees FRGS, FBA (born 17 September 1944) is a British population geographer and demographer. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Population Geography at the University of Leeds.
Biography
Born in Wales, he was educated at
Ph.D. in 1973 under the supervision of Brian Berry
.
On 1 October 1970 Phil joined the School of Geography in the
ESRC/Jisc
Census of Population Programme.
Retiring from teaching in 2009, Phil's contribution to geography was marked with a symposium [1] celebrating the lasting international impact his work has had. Although retired from teaching he remains extremely active in research.
In 1996 he was awarded the
Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and in 2009 he was awarded the Victoria Medal[2] from the Royal Geographical Society
.
References
- ^ "Phil Rees Symposium". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010. Phil's retirement symposium.
- ^ [1] Phil Rees receives the Victoria Medal.
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