Gunther Kress

Gunther Rolf Kress  (03 March 1940 – 20 June 2019) was an Australian semiotician working at a British University. Kress was born in Germany and trained as a linguist in Australia. He was Professor of Semiotics and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Kress named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2012.

Kress died in Rome on 20 June 2019 of heart failure. He was 79.

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