Alan Atkinson (historian)
Alan Thomas Atkinson | |
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Atkinson in 2023 | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) |
| Awards | Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (1993) Ernest Scott Prize (1989, 2005, 2015, 2023) Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction (1997, 2015) Trevor Reese Memorial Prize (1998) Centenary Medal (2001) Victorian Prize for Literature (2015) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney Australian National University Trinity College Dublin |
| Thesis | The Political Life of James Macarthur (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | A. W. Martin |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Australian National University Murdoch University University of New England |
| Main interests | Colonial history |
| Website | https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/alan-atkinson |
Alan Thomas Atkinson (born 1946) is an Australian historian, academic and author. He is emeritus Professor at the University of Western Australia. Atkinson is the only historian to have won the Ernest Scott Prize more than twice (four in total). He has been described as "one of Australia's greatest ever historians".