Geoffrey Blainey

Geoffrey Norman Blainey (born 11 March 1930) is an Australian historian, academic, philanthropist and commentator. Blainey is known for having written texts on the economic and social history of Australia, including The Tyranny of Distance (1966).^[1] He has published over 35 books, including histories of the world and of Christianity. Other well known works include The Peaks of Lyell (1954) and A Short History of the World (2000).

Blainey was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria in 1967. In 1975 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his works to Australian literature. He was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list of 2000 for his service to academia, research and scholarship.^[2]

1. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Online – Geoffrey Blainey; web 22 April 2013
2. ↑ It's an Honour Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine – Companion of the Order of Australia