1. Rodney John Charles Preece was an English-Canadian political philosopher and historian of animal rights and vegetarianism.
14 Facts About Rod Preece
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Rod Preece was professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Rodney John Charles Preece was born on 15 August 1939, in Cheadle Hulme, England.
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Rod Preece went on to teach at the University of Surrey and University of Leicester.
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Rod Preece moved to Canada in 1969, to lecture for a year at the University of Waterloo; he later accepted a full-time position at the university.
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Rod Preece was later Maurice Young Invited Research Scholar in the Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia.
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At the start of his career, Rod Preece's work focused on European politics, especially German politics, before moving on to political philosophy and ideology, particularly conservatism.
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Rod Preece served on the board of directors of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and served on the executive boards for the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, at the University of Guelph.
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Rod Preece was vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies.
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Rod Preece was on the advisory board of the Christian Vegetarian Association.
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For many years, Rod Preece owned an antique store in Waterloo, Ontario.
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Rod Preece was married to Lorna Chamberlain, who predeceased him; they had two children.
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In 2013 Rod Preece moved back to Cheadle Hulme after reuniting with his past girlfriend Janet Penny.
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Rod Preece died there on July 22,2021, at the age of 81.