Richard G. Wilkinson

Richard G. Wilkinson (2018)

Wilkinson at a lecture in June 2013

Richard Gerald Wilkinson (* 1943 ) is a British health scientist and emeritus professor .

Life

Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics and Political Science . After completing his studies, he devoted himself to epidemiology . He is professor emeritus for social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham and honorary professor at University College London . He was also a visiting professor at the University of York . Wilkinson achieved great fame when he and Kate Pickett published the book The spirit level (German title: "Equality is happiness") in 2009, in which they examined a connection between social income inequality and social problems (such as crime , violence , obesity , substance abuse , Level of education , life expectancy, etc.). Together with Pickett and Bill Kerry, he founded the Equality Trust in the same year , which deals with the education about the consequences of inequality and possible measures to reduce it.

Poverty and progress. Methuen, London 1973, ISBN 0-416-77600-0 .
Health, economic structure and social indicators. Center for Economic Policy Research, London 1984.
(Ed.): Class and health. Tavistock, London 1986, ISBN 0-422-60360-0 .
with Allison Quick: Income and health. Socialist Health Association, London 1991, ISBN 0-900687-17-7 .
Unhealthy societies. Routledge, London 1996, ISBN 0-415-09234-5 .
- Sick societies. Social balance and health. Springer, Vienna / New York 2001, ISBN 3-211-83481-8 .
with David Blane & Eric Brunner (eds.): Health and social organization. Routledge, London 1996, ISBN 0-415-13069-7 .
with Michael Marmot : Social determinants of health. Center for Urban Health, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen 1998, ISBN 92-890-1287-0 .
Mind the gap. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 2000, ISBN 0-297-64648-6 .
The impact of inequality. Routledge, London 2005, ISBN 0-415-37268-2 .
with Kate Pickett : The spirit level. Allen Lane, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-84614-039-6 .
- Equality is happiness. Why Just Societies Are Better For All. Tolkemitt at Zweiausendeins, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-942048-09-5 .
  - The foundation of happiness fluctuates , review by Wolfgang Kersting in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , February 24, 2010
  - Inequality makes you sick , review by Matthias Becker in the Frankfurter Rundschau , February 27, 2010

Commons : Richard G. Wilkinson - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

^ The Equality Trust: Richard Wilkinson
^ "The middle class is wrong", Interview with Wilkinson on social justice, Die Zeit, March 25, 2010, Hamburg
^ The Equality Trust: History

personal data
SURNAME	Wilkinson, Richard G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wilkinson, Richard Gerald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British health scientist and professor emeritus
DATE OF BIRTH	1943