Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic (died 2022)

Robert Burgess (sociologist)

British sociologist (1947–2022)

Sir Robert George Burgess DL, FAcSS was a British sociologist and academic. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester in 1999, succeeding Ken Edwards. He was President of the British Sociological Association 1989–1991 and chair of the board of GSM London.