John Westergaard

British-Danish sociologist and academic

PersonDied aged 86humanQ60693752

Also known as John Harald Westergaard

Born: October 13, 1927
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Died: May 3, 2014
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Birthplace: Putney
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: sociologist
Education: London School of Economics and Political Science
Employer: University of Sheffield
, University of Nottingham
, University College London
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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John Harald Westergaard was a British-Danish sociologist and academic. He was chair in sociological studies at the University of Sheffield between 1975 and 1986, and president of the British Sociological Association (1991–93).

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Sex or gender: male
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Given name: John
Member of: British Sociological Association
Family name: Westergaard
Doctoral student: Ray Pahl
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1.researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/135636/Retrieved 2026-02-12
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