Anthony Low

Donald Anthony Low (22 June 1927 – 12 February 2015), known as Anthony Low or D. A. Low, was a historian of modern South Asia, Africa, the British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization. He was the Emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the British Commonwealth at the University of Cambridge, former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University, Canberra, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge.

Education
Low was born in 1927 and gained his doctorate from Oxford University.

Career highlights
The academic positions which Professor Low has held include the following:


 * Founding Dean of the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, 1968–1971
 * Dean, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), Australian National University, 1973–1974
 * Vice Chancellor, Australian National University, Canberra, 1975–1982
 * Smuts Professor of the History of the British Commonwealth, University of Cambridge, 1983–1994
 * President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, 1987–1994

Fellowships

 * Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
 * Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
 * Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
 * Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.