David Harvey

Anthropologist

Birthday October 31, 1935

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace England

Age 88 years old

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About

Famous as both an anthropologist and a geographer, this City University of New York professor published articles in numerous academic journals, becoming one of the most frequently cited writers in social sciences and humanities publications.

Before Fame

After graduating from St. John's College, Cambridge, he published an important, 1969 work titled Explanation in Geography.

Trivia

His 1973 work Social Justice and the City was heavily influenced by Marxist ideas.

Family Life

He grew up in Gillingham, Kent, England, and later settled in New York City.

Associated With

He was a vocal supporter of Henri Lefebvre's "right to the city" urban social philosophy.