John Innes Clarke

Background

Clarke, John Innes was born on January 7, 1929 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. Son of Bernard Griffith and Edith Louie (Mott) Clarke.

Education

Master of Arts, Aberdeen U., Scotland, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Aberdeen U., Scotland, 1956.

Career

Assistant lecturer, U. Aberdeen, 1954-1955; lecturer, U. Durham, England, 1955-1963; reader, U. Durham, England, 1965-1968; professor, U. Durham, England, 1968-1990; pro-vice chancellor, U. Durham, England, 1984-1990; professor, U. College Sierra Leone, 1963-1965; chairman, Durham Health Authority, England, 1990-1992; chairman, North Durham Health Authority, England, since 1992. Chairman of Commission on population and environment International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, since 1990. Visiting professor University of Wisconsin, U. Cairo, U. Cameroon, U. East China, U. Zaragoza.

Achievements

• John Innes Clarke has been listed as a noteworthy healthcare executive, geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deputy Lieutenant County Durham, since 1990. Fellow Royal Geography Society (vice president since 1992, Victoria medal 1990), Royal Society.Arts, Galton Society (vice president 1981-1984). Member Geography Association, Institute British Geography (county member), International Union for the Science Study of Population.

Connections

Married Dorothy Anne Watkinson, April 2, 1955. Children: Gemma Caroline, Anna Catherine, Lucy Jane.

Father:

Bernard Griffith Clarke

Mother:

Edith Louie (Mott) Clarke

Spouse:

Dorothy Anne Watkinson

child:

Gemma Caroline Clarke

child:

Lucy Jane Clarke

child:

Anna Catherine Clarke