John Horsley Russell Davis FBA

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(born London, England, 9 September 1938; died 15 January 2017) was a British

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, ex-

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, and Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Oxford.

Education

Davis was educated at University College, Oxford ( BA Modern History 1961, MA) and the London School of Economics (

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Social Anthropology 1968).

Career

He was elected a

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in 1988. He was appointed Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Oxford and Fellow of

in 1990 and was elected Warden of All Souls in 1995 (until 2008). He was Chairman of the European Association of Social Anthropologists 1993/94 and President of the

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from 1997 until 2001. He nominated his immediate predecessor as Warden, Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen, for the office of

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of the University of Oxford.

Principal Publications

* (1973) ''Land and family in Pisticci'' * (1987) ''Libyan politics: tribe and revolution'' * (1992) ''Exchange''

References

External links

All Souls College, Oxford
all-souls.ox.ac.uk
British Academy
britac.ac.uk
John Davis at "Pioneers of Qualitative Research" from the Economic and social Data Service
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, John 1938 births 2017 deaths Alumni of the London School of Economics Alumni of University College, Oxford English historians Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford Fellows of the British Academy Wardens of All Souls College, Oxford Writers from London People from Oxford Religion academics British anthropologists English male non-fiction writers Fellows of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Presidents of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland