Ken Robinson
Author, speaker and education advisor
Sir Ken Robinson was a British author, speaker and adviser on arts education. He wrote books and gave TED talks about human creativity.
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British Born 1950 in Liverpool, United Kingdom Died 2020
About Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson was born on 4 March 1950 into a working-class family in Liverpool, and he died on 21 August 2020. He advised governments, non-profits, and education and arts bodies on education in the arts. He directed the Arts in Schools Project from 1985 to 1989, then served as Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick from 1989 to 2001. He was knighted in 2003 for services to the arts. Around 2001 he moved to Los Angeles with his family to work as senior advisor to the president of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Robinson is best known for his books and TED talks about the value of human creativity. His books include The Element, Out of Our Minds and Creative Schools.