Felix Driver FBA

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(born 23 August 1961) is a distinguished British historical geographer and Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. Driver is a historical geographer with a particular interest in the history of cultural collections. He has also examined the culture of exploring, empire and imperial cities. He has overseen collaborative research projects, in partnership with leading cultural institutions such as the

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and the V&A. In 2000, he was the winner of the prestigious Royal Geographical Society

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. He was appointed a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2007 and a Fellow of the British Academy in 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Driver, Felix 1961 births Living people Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Alumni of the University of Cambridge Fellows of the British Academy Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences British geographers English geographers Human geographers British historical geographers 21st-century geographers 20th-century geographers 21st-century English educators 20th-century English educators