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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Giddens, Anthony; Professor
Parallel form(s) of name
- Giddens, Anthony; Baron Giddens
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Description area
Dates of existence
1938-
History
Professor Anthony Giddens is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters in October 1997.
Giddens was appointed to a life peerage on 16 June 2004 as Baron Giddens, of Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield.