Geoffrey Bolton

Geoffrey Bolton
Geoffrey Bolton
Born	Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton; 5 November 1931; Perth, Western Australia
Died	3 September 2015 (aged 83); Perth, Western Australia
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (1974); Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1976); Officer of the Order of Australia (1984); New South Wales Premier's Centenary of Federation Prize (2001); Western Australian of the Year (2006)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Western Australia (MA); University of Oxford (MA, DPhil)
Academic work
Institutions	Edith Cowan University (1994–96); University of Queensland (1989–93); Murdoch University (1973–89); University of Western Australia (1966–73); Monash University (1962–65); Australian National University (1957–61)
Main interests	Australian history; Biography; British Commonwealth history

Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton AO, FASSA, FAHA (5 November 1931 – 3 September 2015) was an Australian historian, academic and writer.

^ "Births". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 6 November 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

Geoffrey Bolton
Born	Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton (1931-11-05)5 November 1931^[1] Perth, Western Australia
Died	3 September 2015(2015-09-03) (aged 83) Perth, Western Australia
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (1974) Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1976) Officer of the Order of Australia (1984) New South Wales Premier's Centenary of Federation Prize (2001) Western Australian of the Year (2006)

Academic background
Alma mater	University of Western Australia (MA) University of Oxford (MA, DPhil)
Academic work
Institutions	Edith Cowan University (1994–96) University of Queensland (1989–93) Murdoch University (1973–89) University of Western Australia (1966–73) Monash University (1962–65) Australian National University (1957–61)
Main interests	Australian history Biography British Commonwealth history