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Christopher Robert Hamnett
FAcSS
Born (1946-10-07) October 7, 1946 (age 79)
Louth, Lincolnshire[1]
Board member of
Menzies Australia Institute[1]
SpouseBarbara Pope[1]
Children2[1]
Parent(s)William and Mary Hamnett[1]
AwardsBack Award
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
Disciplinegeography
Sub-discipline
urban geography

Christopher Robert Hamnett FAcSS (born 7 October 1946)[2] is a British professor specialising in urban geography. He is a emeritus professor in geography of King's College London, at which he taught from 1995–2014. He is currently a visiting professor at Renmin University of China.[3]

Education and career

Hamnett was born on 7 October 1946 in Louth, Lincolnshire to William and Mary Hamnett. He completed a bachelor of science at the University of London in 1969 and subsequently a diploma in Urban and Regional Studies at the University of Birmingham.[1]

He joined the Open University in 1970 as a research assistant and became a lecturer in 1974, during which he held various visiting positions at George Washington University, the Australian National University, Nuffield College, Oxford (as the Sir Norman Chester Senior Research Fellow) and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. He left the Open University to join King's College London in 1995, where he is a member of the Menzies Australia Institute.[1][4]

He has contributed to The Guardian, the Financial Times and The Independent,[5][6][7] amongst other publications. He has edited multiple journals, including Area.[8]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hamnett, Prof. Christopher Robert, (born 7 Oct. 1946)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2016-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u281019, retrieved 2025-10-06
  2. ^ https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88644660.html
  3. ^ "Chris Hamnett". www.arch.hku.hk. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  4. ^ "Chris Hamnett". King's College London. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  5. ^ "Chris Hamnett". The Guardian. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  6. ^ Hamnett, Chris (2007-11-28). "City squeeze could end London homes shortage". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-01-23. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Chris Hamnett: Who wins most from the benefits system?". The Independent. 2004-08-30. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  8. ^ Sparks, Leigh (1993). "Editorial". Area. 25 (3): 213–216. ISSN 0004-0894.

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