In memory of our Fellows

Our Fellows have contributed extensively to the rich Australian humanities community. When an Academy Fellow dies, we honour their impact by publishing an obituary by another Fellow who has had a long and close association with them.

Foundation Fellow, Francis J West, was an internationally renowned historian of Norman rule in England, and later, of Pacific colonial regimes, as well as one of the early formative figures of Deakin University and the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Professor Peter Stanley FAHA acknowledges his significant contribution to humanities scholarship, with support from Francis’s family, colleagues and friends. Read a PDF version here.

The Australian Academy of the Humanities acknowledges, with deep sadness, the death of Emeritus Professor Keith Campbell FAHA. Elected to the Academy in 1977, Keith was a pioneer in Australian philosophy. He was a leading figure in metaphysics, defending, inter alia, materialism and trope theory. His obituary has been prepared by his daughter Helen Campbell with assistance from Professor John Heil FAHA. Download the PDF version here.

Emeritus Professor Alan Frost FAHA FRHistS was one of Australia’s foremost historians of the origins and early history of Australia as a European settlement, with a particular focus on maritime history. John Gascoigne FAHA reflects on his contribution to the field of Australian history. Download a PDF version here.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.