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Keith Kennedy Campbell FAHA, born in Wellington, New Zealand on 19 December 1938, was the second of four children of Prof. Ian Drummond Campbell and Emily ‘Eslie’ Helen, nee Kennedy. Campbell spent his childhood in Karori and attended Wellington College. In 1954 he met Julianne Joan McKenzie, and they married on 30 January 1960 in […]

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

Ranajit Guha, the renowned anti-colonial historian of South Asia and the founder of the series Subaltern Studies and the historiography association with it, passed away peacefully in Vienna on 28 April 2023, a few days short of his hundredth birthday. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Mechthild Guha, an anthropologist and a librarian. Guha

Emeritus Professor Mark Elvin FAHA 1938 – 2023, was a master sinologist. Mark was the author of several ground-breaking works that changed the way in which China and its history were conceived. Dr Douglas Ernest Yen FAHA 1924 – 2023, was an influential ethnobotanist and archaeobotanist. Douglas was a central figure in the study of

David’s research focused on ancient Greek and Latin literature, especially comedy and the novel, and classical philosophy. He was a major figure in encouraging international dialogue among classical scholars and across disciplines, especially with psychology and cultural studies. We extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed. An