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Kent, Alexander James was born on August 24, 1977 in Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of Frank and Anne (Terry) Kent.
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Alexander James Kent, British cartographer, researcher. Achievements include research in international topographic map design; research in aesthetics in cartography; design of geographic information system or geographical information science for humanitarian relief management; research in Soviet mapping during the Cold War.
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, Oxford Brookes University, England, 1998. Master of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1999. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kent, Canterbury, 2007.
Career
Cartographic editor Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Oxford, 1999—2006. Lecturer Oxford Brookes University, 2000—2006. Reviews editor Cartographic Journal, Leeds, England, 2004—2006, assistant editor, since 2006.
Cartographic consultant XYZ Digital Map Company, Edinburgh, 2003, Lee-Capelle, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, since 2003, Venice-Simplon Orient Express, London, since 2007. Geography Information Systems manager Action Contre la Faim, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2002.
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Steward Headington Baptist Church, Oxford, 2006. Fellow: British Cartographic Society (member judges panel 2003, Design award 2003), Royal Geography Society. Member: Society Cartographers, Knole Singers, Charles Close Society.
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British
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1998
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1999
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2007
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2006
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1999 - 2006
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2004 - 2006
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Recipient The Robert White prize, Harvey Grammar School, 1998, Photography prize, Queens' College, 1999, Travel award, International Cartographic Association, 2007. Doctor of Philosophy Studentship, Christ Church University, 2004-2007.Recipient The Robert White prize, Harvey Grammar School, 1998, Photography prize, Queens' College, 1999, Travel award, International Cartographic Association, 2007. Doctor of Philosophy Studentship, Christ Church University, 2004-2007.