Anthony Low

Anthony Low
AO FAHA FASSA FRHistS
Born Donald Anthony Low
(1927-06-22)22 June 1927
British India
Died 12 February 2015(2015-02-12) (aged 87)
Canberra, Australia
Alma mater Oxford University
Partner(s) Belle

Donald Anthony Low AO (22 June 1927 – 12 February 2015), known as Anthony Low or D. A. Low, was a historian of modern South Asia, Africa, the British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization. He was the Emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the British Commonwealth at the University of Cambridge, former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University, Canberra, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge.[1]

Education

Low was born in 1927[2] and gained his doctorate from Oxford University.[3]

Career highlights

The academic positions which Professor Low has held include the following:[4]

Fellowships

Selected bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

References

  1. "Emeritus Professor Anthony Low AO". Academy of the social sciences in Australia | Fellowships. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Prof D.A. Low, President of Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1987–94, 84
  3. "List of Honorary Fellows". Exeter College, Oxford. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Prof Anthony Low - DPhil Oxf, FAHA, FASSA
  4. 1 2 "Professor Donald Anthony Low Collection". National University of Singapore | NUS Libraries. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. "The Academy Fellows 'L'". The Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  6. http://www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/college/rectorandfellows/honorary

External links

Academic offices
Preceded by
Robert Williams
Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University
1975–1982
Succeeded by
Peter Karmel
Preceded by
Eric Thomas Stokes
Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History Cambridge University
1983–1994
Succeeded by
A.G. Hopkins
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