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Neil Smith
Scottish geographer and academic (1954-2012) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 58
Neil Robert Smith was a Scottish geographer and Marxist academic. He was Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and winner of numerous awards, including the Globe Book Award of the Association of American Geographers.
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About this person
Smith is known for his analysis of gentrification and his influential rent-gap theory.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1954 to 2012 · aged 58
