Anthony Low

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D.A. 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, Australian Capital Territory
Alma mater	Oxford University
Known for	Study of decolonization
Partner	Belle
Scientific career
Fields	Historian (British Commonwealth)
Institutions	University of Sussex Australian National University University of Cambridge
4th President of Clare Hall, Cambridge
In office 1987–1994
Preceded by	Sir Michael Stoker
Succeeded by	Dame Gillian Beer

Donald Anthony Low AO FAHA FASSA (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.