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John Richard Urry FAcSS (/ ˈ ʊər i /; 1 June 1946, London – 18 March 2016, Lancaster) was a British sociologist who served as a professor at Lancaster University. He is noted for work in the fields of the sociology of tourism and mobility.
John Urry, longstanding colleague and an influential scholar who has shaped several fields of sociology, died suddenly, 18 th March. With deep regret we announce the sudden death of John Urry, Distinguished Professor at Lancaster University, who died unexpectedly on Friday.
Mar 23, 2016 · John Urry, 79, a sociologist probably best known for his work on mobilities but whose gaze also lit on issues ranging from tourism to energy use, from social change to complexity theory, died on March 18, Lancaster University announced.
Aug 6, 2016 · John was a “sociologists’ sociologist,” who knew and respected the craft but also aimed to develop it. He was noted for cutting-edge innovations as well as for his steadfast defense and promotion of the discipline against politicians’ onslaughts.
Apr 12, 2016 · John Urry was an extraordinary, generous and compelling force. As is evident in the hundreds of tributes and testimonials to his memory gathered already, his work influenced so many people through his talks at conferences, his published words in the pages of journals and his many books, and in conversations across viva examination ...
Aug 6, 2016 · John Urry, who recently passed away, was one of the UK’s most cited sociologists, with some twenty books, many of them very influential. After graduating from Cambridge University, John spent his whole career at Lancaster University, where he and I were colleagues from 1977-1998.
Sep 1, 2016 · Abstract. This article introduces a special electronic collection of many of the key works published by the late British sociologist John Urry (1946–2016) in the journals Theory, Culture & Society and Body & Society.
