Anthony Low

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birth_name	Donald Anthony Low
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birth_place	British India
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death_place	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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nationality	Australian
fields	Historian (British Commonwealth)
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alma_mater	Oxford University
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known_for	Study of decolonization
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partner	Belle
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office1	4th President of Clare Hall, Cambridge
term_start1	1987
term_end1	1994
predecessor1	Sir Michael Stoker
successor1	Dame Gillian Beer
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Donald Anthony Low (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.

Education

Low was born in 1927 and gained his doctorate from Oxford University.

Career highlights

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

• Founding Dean of the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, 1968–1971
• Dean, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), Australian National University, 1973–1974
• Vice Chancellor, Australian National University, Canberra, 1975–1982
• Smuts Professor of the History of the British Commonwealth, University of Cambridge, 1983–1994
• President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, 1987–1994

Fellowships

• Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
• Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
• Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
• Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

Selected bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

References

References

1. "Emeritus Professor Anthony Low AO". Academy of the social sciences in Australia | Fellowships.
2. (22 June 2011). "Birthday's today". The Telegraph.
3. "List of Honorary Fellows". Exeter College, Oxford.
4. "The Academy Fellows 'L'". The Australian Academy of the Humanities.
5. "Professor Donald Anthony Low Collection". National University of Singapore | NUS Libraries.
6. "Archived copy".

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