Geoffrey Ingham
British sociologist, political economist
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Geoffrey Ingham (born 1942) is a British sociologist, political economist, and author of books on capitalism and money.[1]
Geoffrey Ingham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 83–84)[1] |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Known for | The Nature of Money |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester, University of Cambridge[1] |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge, University of Sussex, University of Leicester[1] |
Career
Ingham was born in 1942, and read sociology at the University of Leicester, graduating in 1964. He attended Cambridge University as a postgraduate student, where he was awarded a Ph.D degree in 1968. After teaching at Sussex and Leicester Universities, he became a lecturer in the Faculty of Economics, Cambridge in 1971 and Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge in 1972.[2] He was Reader in Sociology and Political Economy at Cambridge, and remains emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's[1].