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Francis (Frank) Dominic Cogliano was born in 1964. He is Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Early life and Education
Frank was born in Boston, MA and grew up in Norwell, MA. He graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University, 1987. He completed his MA and PhD from Boston University in 1993.

Career
Frank worked as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in American History, at La Sainte Union College, Southampton, England (1992-1997). In 1997, Frank was hired by the University of Edinburgh, where he is now Professor of American History, at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. He is also Dean for North America.

Publications
Frank is the author/editor of ten books, on the American Revolution and the Early Republic. These include:


 * 1) A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic. (Harvard University Press, 2024).
 * 2) Ireland and America: Empire and Revolution, edited with Patrick Griffin (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021).
 * 3) Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Political History (London: Routledge, 2000; 2nd edition, 2009; 3rd edition revised and expanded 2017, 4th edition 2022).
 * 4) Emperor of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson’s Foreign Policy (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014).
 * 5) A Companion to Thomas Jefferson, edited (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2012).
 * 6) Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Sourcebook, edited with Kirsten E. Phimister (London: Routledge, 2010).
 * 7) The Atlantic Enlightenment, edited with Susan Manning (Routledge, 2008).
 * 8) Thomas Jefferson: Reputation and Legacy (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, paperback 2008).
 * 9) American Maritime Prisoners in the Revolutionary War: The Captivity of William Russell (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2001).
 * 10) No King, No Popery; Anti-Catholicism in Revolutionary New England (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996).

He has written numerous articles and reviews for the American Historical Review, English Historical Review, History, Journal of American History, Journal of American Studies, Journal of the Early Republic, Journal of Southern History, Scottish Historical Review, The Historian, War in History, William and Mary Quarterly, and Winterthur Portfolio.

Media
Frank has appeared five times on the BBC Radio 4 flagship programme, In Our Time:


 * October 12, 2023: The Federalist Papers, In Our Time, BBC Radio 4
 * April 22, 2021: The Franco-American Alliance of 1778, In Our Time. BBC Radio 4
 * June 28, 2018: The Mexican-American War, In Our Time, BBC Radio 4
 * April  2, 2015: The California Gold Rush, In Our Time, BBC Radio 4
 * January 31, 2013: The War of 1812, In Our Time, BBC Radio 4

He is a frequent commentator on BBC Radio Scotland and has also appeared on the BBC World Service, and The One Show/BBC TV.

He consulted on, and is featuring in, the (upcoming) Documentary on Jefferson/The History Channel and in the recent TED-Ed talk: History vs Thomas Jefferson.

= Administrative and Professional Experience =


 * Series Editor (with Patrick Griffin): The Revolutionary Age, University of Virginia Press, 2020-
 * Advisory Board: Jefferson Scholars Foundation, University of Virginia.
 * Scholarly Activities Committee, Board of Trustees: Thomas Jefferson Foundation, 2020-2024
 * Co-chair: Program Committee Annual Meeting: Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, Cambridge, MA, 2019.
 * Advisory Board: Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, Monticello, 2013-2024.
 * Dean International (North America), University of Edinburgh, 2011-
 * Organiser, Gilder-Lehrman Institute for American History, Summer Seminar, “The Age of Jefferson”, 2009-2019.
 * Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK), Peer-Review College, 2009-2011.
 * Editorial Board, Journal of the Early Republic, 2007-2009.
 * Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA): President: 2006-2007; Vice President, 2004-2005.

PhD Supervision and Fellowships
As of March 2024, Frank is supervising/has supervised twenty-five PhD students.

He has held numerous fellowships, including at National Library for the Study of George Washington, Mount Vernon, VA, International Center for Jefferson Studies, Charlottesville, VA, Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford, CA, Arts and Humanities Research Board (UK), Mellon Research Fellow, Virginia Historical Society, David Library of the American Revolution, PA, James Duncan Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, MA, Von Ranke Fellow, Syracuse University.

Personal Life
Frank is married to Mimi (nee Kallman) and has two children (Edward and Sofia). He enjoys following baseball, cricket, and soccer. He is an avid reader, music fan and enjoys trying to play golf.