Professor Sir William Keith Hancock

Preferred forename Keith
Professor of history
Born
26 June 1898, Fitzroy, Victoria
Died
13 August 1988, Australian Capital Territory
Sex
Male
Father
The Ven William Hancock
Mother
Elizabeth Katharine McCrae
Married Theaden Nancie Brocklebank

Degrees

1920Bachelor of Arts with HonoursThe University of Melbourne
1931Master of Arts (ad eundum gradum)The University of Adelaide

Career

  • Oxon (BA 1923, MA 1930), many hc degrees.
  • FBA, FAHA.
  • Vic Rhodes Scholar for 1920.
  • Prof of History, UAdel 1926-33.
  • Prof of Modern History, UBirm 1934-44.
  • Chichele Prof of Econ History, Oxon 1944-49.
  • Prof of History, ANU 1957-65.
  • Kt bachelor 1953, KBE 1965.

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