Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Sykes, Andrew James MacIntyre, 1925-1991, sociologist
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Dates of existence
1925-1991
History
Andrew Sykes graduated with an MA in history from the University of Glasgow in 1950 and was awarded a PhD in 1960. Following several years working in industry, Sykes joined the Scottish College of Commerce in 1959. In 1964, when the College became part of the University of Strathclyde, he was appointed reader in sociology. He became professor of sociology in 1967.
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Related entity
University of Strathclyde (1964 to date)
Identifier of the related entity
C0047
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1964-1989
Description of relationship
Sykes was reader and then professor of sociology at the University.
Related entity
Scottish College of Commerce, Glasgow (1915-1964)
Identifier of the related entity
C0041
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1959 - 1964
Description of relationship
Sykes was Head of the Department of Management Studies at the College.
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Authority record identifier
P0069
Institution identifier
GB 249
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Created by Victoria Peters, September 2011.
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Sources
Obituary in Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1991.