Paul J. Cloke, FBA, FAcSS (1953[citation needed] – 25 May 2022) was an author and emeritus professor of geography.
He was known as the founding editor of the international and multidisciplinary academic Journal of Rural Studies, published by Elsevier Science.
[1] As of 2012[update], he was a faculty member of the Department of Geography at the University of Exeter.
[2] Cloke attended the University of Southampton, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in geography.
Cloke was an Evangelical Christian[5] and co-authored a trilogy of works entitled Mission in Marginal Places with theologian Mike Pears.