David Cannadine

Sir David Cannadine FBA FRSL FSA FRHistS FRSA
Cannadine in February 2010
President of the British Academy
In office 2017–2021
Preceded by	Lord Stern of Brentford
Succeeded by	Julia Black
Personal details
Born	David Nicholas Cannadine (1950-09-07) 7 September 1950 (age 73) Birmingham, England
Spouse	Linda Colley ​ (m. 1982)​
Residence(s)	London, England Connecticut
Alma mater	Clare College, Cambridge St John's College, Oxford
Awards	Knight Bachelor; FBA; FRSL; FSA; FRHistS

Sir David Nicholas Cannadine FBA FRSL FSA FRHistS FRSA (born 7 September 1950) is a British author and historian who specialises in modern history, Britain and the history of business and philanthropy. He is currently the Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University,^[1][2] a visiting professor of history at Oxford University, and the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He was president of the British Academy between 2017 and 2021,^[3] the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. He also serves as the chairman of the trustees of the National Portrait Gallery in London and vice-chair of the editorial board of Past & Present.