Anthony Low

D.A. Low

AO, FAHA, FASSA, FRHistS
D.A. Low; AO, FAHA, FASSA, FRHistS
Born	Donald Anthony Low; 22 June 1927; British India
Died	12 February 2015 (aged 87); Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	Oxford University
Known for	Study of decolonization
Partner	Belle
	Scientific career
Fields	Historian (British Commonwealth)
Institutions	University of Sussex; Australian National University; University of Cambridge;
4th President of Clare Hall, Cambridge
	In office; 1987–1994
Preceded by	Sir Michael Stoker
Succeeded by	Dame Gillian Beer

Donald Anthony Low AO FAHA FASSA (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.

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