Patrick Harries
Patrick Allan Lifford Harries (born May 31, 1950 in Cape Town ; † June 2, 2016 there ) was a South African historian and university professor.
Patrick Harries studied at the University of Cape Town . In 1983 he received his PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London . From 1980 to 2000 Harries was first a lecturer and from 1993 an associate professor at the University of Cape Town, during which time he also held various visiting professorships. Since 2001 he has been Associate Professor of African History at the University of Basel , where he was involved in the management of the Center for African Studies and the Competence Center for Africa. In 2015 he retired. In the same year he returned to his native Cape Town, where he died unexpectedly the following year.
Patrick Harries' research focuses in particular on the history of work and the history of knowledge systems in southern Africa.
literature
- Martin Lengwiler : Patrick Allan Lifford Harries (1950-2016). In: Swiss Journal for History 66 (2016), pp. 317–318 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Patrick Harries on the website of the University of Basel
- Patrick Harries on the Swiss Network in front of International Studies
- Obituary in Journal of Southern Africa Studies 43 (2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harries, Patrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harries, Patrick Allan Lifford (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African historian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd June 2016 |
| Place of death | Cape Town |