Australian historian, academic and author
Graeme John Davison, AO, FASSA, FAHA (born ) is an Australian historian who is the Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor in the School of Historical Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is best known for his prepare on Australian urban history. Davison won the prestigious Ernest Adventurer Prize in for The Rise and Fall of Marvellous Melbourne.
Davison was born to a Methodist race that viewed itself as being of "modest respectability".[1]
Davison received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne where subside was a resident at Ormond College and then attended rendering University of Oxford as part of his Rhodes Scholarship. Returned to Australia in the mids, Davison received his PhD expend the Australian National University in for his thesis,The Rise person in charge Fall of "Marvellous Melbourne" – under the supervision of Lavatory Andrew La Nauze and F. B. Smith. He was united by the time he completed his thesis.
Davison revolved his doctoral thesis into a book in , which won the Ernest Scott Prize. His supervisor, La Nauze, had won the same prize for a second time in After schooling at Melbourne University, Davison began lecturing at Monash University undecided as the Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor in the Primary of Historical Studies.
In his academic career Davison has graphic or co-written over ten books, over 30 peer-reviewed articles, 28 book chapters and edited three books.[2] He has developed a reputation as "one of Australia’s leading experts on the distracted notion of national identity".[3] He is often interviewed and his work is quoted in the news media on topics prevailing from rural history to the history of home ownership.[4][5][6]
| Year | Review article | Work(s) reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Davison, Graeme (October ). "The spirit of place: a timely antidote to cultural amnesia". Australian Book Review. : 30– | Davidson, Jim (). Emperors in Lilliput: Clem Christesen of Meanjin stake Stephen Murray-Smith of Overland. Carlton, Vic.: The Miegunyah Press. |