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 Ernest Scott Prize The pre-eminent prize for "original published research that contributes to the history of Australia or New Zealand or to the history of colonisation in these countries." Awarded since 1943, the prize is named in honor of Ernes ...

more than twice (four in total). He has been described as "one of Australia's greatest ever historians".

Education

Atkinson grew up on a cattle station in Southern Queensland. He attended Queensland Primary Correspondence School and The Armidale School. Atkinson is married to a lawyer, Catherine Pound, with whom he has three children. Atkinson began a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 and went on to complete a Master of Arts (with first class honours) thesis at the University of Sydney in 1971, writing a dissertation entitled "The Position of John Macarthur and His Family in New South Wales before 1842" under supervision of

John Manning Ward John Manning Ward (6 July 1919 – 6 May 1990) was a Vice-Chancellor and Challis Professor of History at the University of Sydney. Ward was born in Sydney and was educated at Fort Street Boys High School and the University of Sydney. He ...

. He also received a Master of Education from Trinity College Dublin, writing a thesis entitled "A Review of Main Principles of History Teaching Applied in British and Irish Schools", in 1973.University of Sydney, 2015, https://www.sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/university-archives/honorary-awards/a/mr-alan-atkinson.pdf

Academic career

For 27 years, Atkinson was a historian at the

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in Armidale, New South Wales. He was an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow from 2003 to 2008 and a tutor at St Paul's College, University of Sydney. He has had visiting fellowships at the University of London, University of Cambridge and the University of Melbourne.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Atkinson, Alan 1946 births Living people Australian National University alumni Academic staff of the Australian National University Australian historians Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities Historians of Australia Academic staff of the University of New England (Australia) People educated at The Armidale School Alumni of Trinity College Dublin University of Sydney alumni