Roberts Ķīlis (14 March 1968 – 18 March 2022) was a Latvian politician and
social anthropologist
Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...
who served as Minister for Education and Science of Latvia.
Biography
Ķīlis received a
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
from the
University of Latvia
University of Latvia (, shortened ''LU'') is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established in 1919.
History
The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia () was founded on Se ...
(1991) in
philosophy
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and a
doctor's degree
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from
Cambridge University
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(1999) in
social anthropology
Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...
. From 1994 onward he was an associate professor at the
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (''SSE Riga'' or ) is a business school in Riga, Latvia. It is a subsidiary of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).
The school was founded in 1994 by the Stockholm School of Economics with the suppo ...
.
Ķīlis was appointed Minister for Education and Science of Latvia in October 2011.
Due to health problems, he resigned from office in April 2013.
References
1968 births
2022 deaths
Politicians from Riga
Ministers of education and science of Latvia
University of Latvia alumni
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Academic staff of the Stockholm School of Economics
Social anthropologists
Latvian anthropologists
20th-century anthropologists
21st-century anthropologists
20th-century Latvian politicians
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