Krishan Kumar (sociologist)
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Born1942 (age 83–84)
AlmamaterSt John's College, Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of Kent
InstitutionsBBC, University of Kent, University of Virginia
Krishan Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 83–84) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of Kent |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology, history |
| Institutions | BBC, University of Kent, University of Virginia |
Krishan Kumar (born 1942 in Trinidad and Tobago)[1] is a British sociologist who is currently William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia.
Kumar was educated at William Ellis School in London and studied as an undergraduate at St John's College, Cambridge and for a master's degree at the London School of Economics. He then worked as a lecturer at the University of Kent from 1967, where he also studied for a PhD, and had a spell as a producer for the talks and documentaries department of the BBC.[2]
