Gordon Cameron (academic)

Gordon Campbell Cameron (28 November 1937 – 14 March 1990) was a British economist and academic. He was Professor of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge from 1980 to 1990, and Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge from 1988 to 1990.[1][2]

Cameron read Politics and Economics at Durham University.[3] He was the editor of Urban Studies (1969–1973), with his academic specialism being the economics of major cities in declining regions.[3] Cameron, who founded the Centre for Urban and Regional Research at Glasgow University, served as an economic consultant to the Secretary of State for Scotland (1976–1980) before moving to Cambridge.[3]