Anthony Young

Born London 1932. Educated St Christopher School, Letchworth, St John's College, Cambridge (MA Geography), and the University of Sheffield (PhD Geomorphology). Subsequently DSc University of East Anglia.

Awards: 1972 Cuthbert Peek Award, Royal Geographical Society, 1995 Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship, 1995 Rockefeller Residency.

Principal posts held:

1983-92 Principal Scientist (Soils and Land Evaluation), International Council for Research in Agroforestry, Nairobi

1968-82 Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich

1963-68 Lecturer in Geography, University of Sussex

1958-62 Soil Surveyor, Department of Agriculture, Malawi (HM Overseas Civil Service).

Consultancies for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Bank, and consultancy companies. Work experience in 31 developing countries.

Publications: Ten books, 23 monographs, 130 journal articles.

Personal: Married Doreen (1957), two children, Lives in Norwich, UK