Peter Monteath | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Awards | Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1997) Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize (2004) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (BA [Hons]) University of Siegen (MA) Griffith University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Literature, Politics and War: The Impact of Political Commitment on the International Literature of the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 (1990) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Flinders University |
| Main interests | Modern European and Australian history Prisoners of war and internment |
| Notable works | P.O.W. (2011) Red Professor (2015) |
Peter David Monteath (born 1961) is an Australian historian and academic. He is a professor in Modern European History at Flinders University in South Australia. Monteath's research interests are in modern European and Australian history. He has a particular interest in prisoners of war, internment, and the German presence in Australia and has written extensively on these subjects.[1][2]
With Jean Fornasiero and John West-Soob, Monteath co-authored Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders (Wakefield Press, 2004), which won the 2004 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize.[3]
Monteath co-authored with Valerie Munt Red Professor: The Cold War Life of Fred Rose (Wakefield Press, 2015), which was shortlisted for the 2016 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History.[4]
