Obituaries

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. He was an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sydney where he served for many years, including as Challis Professor from 1991 to […]

Elected to the Academy in 1986, Margaret was art historian and curator recognised internationally for her scholarship on Medieval and Renaissance art, in particular the art of the illuminated manuscript. She was Herald Chair Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne from 1979 to 1995, and also the first woman to chair the

A leading historian, Donald wrote extensively on Australia’s relations with Pacific countries as well as on Papua New Guinea. Editing and promoting the research of others across the Pacific and Asia, Donald’s personal research interests and collaborations focused on a number of key themes, including settler societies and their relations with Indigenous people, medical history

A renowned Australian historian with a reputation as a leading interpreter of Australian cultural and political history, John was elected to the Academy in 1991. He wrote widely on Australian culture and biography and was awarded the prestigious Ernest Scott Prize in 1988 for his book Australia: A Cultural History. John was a former professional

Elected to the Academy in 2015, he was an international leading scholar in the fields of Transatlantic Slavery and Early American history. Trevor held chairs at Brunel, Sussex, Warwick and Melbourne universities. He was Head of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at The University of Melbourne prior to taking up the role of

Elected to the Academy in 1986, he published extensively on modern British history, especially the history of elites, and on Jewish history. Instrumental in advancing Jewish studies in Australia, Bill was foundation editor (1985-95) of the Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, President of the Australian Association of Jewish Studies (1989-91), and President of the Jewish

Michael Osborne was a complex person who defies easy categorisation. A gifted scholar of Greek epigraphy, a committed Sinophile, and Vice Chancellor of La Trobe University (1990-2006), where his career as an academic leader ended in conflict and serious turmoil. Michael was an inveterate traveller (especially to China) where he found that his interest in

David Tunley AM FAHA Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques was born in Sydney and grew up in the country town of Gulgong in New South Wales, moving as a boarder to Sydney for his secondary education. He went on to do a Diploma in Music at the Sydney Conservatorium, specialising in piano–the Bachelor’s Music

Michael Stocker was one of the most significant contributors to discussions of ethics, moral psychology and the emotions in the latter part of last century and the early part of this century. His legacy is to be found in scores of articles, among which are numbered some modern classics, and two highly praised books. After