# John Rex

> John Rex was a South African-born British sociologist. Born in Port Elizabeth, he was radicalised after working for the South African Bantu Affairs Administration and moved to Britain. He was a lecturer at the universities of Leeds (1949–62), Birmingham (1962–64), Durham (1964–70), Warwick, Aston (1979–84), Toronto (1974–75), Cape Town (1991) and New York (1996). He was also a member of the UNESCO International Experts' Committee on Racism and Race Prejudice (1967) and president of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities (1974–82).

*British sociologist (1925-2011)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1925-03-05
- **Died:** 2011-12-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [John Rex](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rex)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201489)

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