Keith Hancock (historian)

Sir

Keith Hancock

KBE, FBA, OMNI
Sir; Keith Hancock; KBE, FBA, OMNI
Born	William Keith Hancock; 26 June 1898; Fitzroy, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
Died	13 August 1988 (aged 90); Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Other names	W. K. Hancock
Citizenship	British subject; Australian (from 1949);
Occupations	Historian; academic;
Spouses	; Theaden Brocklebank (m. 1925; died 1960) Marjorie Eyre (m. 1961)
Parent	William Hancock (father)
Academic background
Education	Melbourne Grammar School
Alma mater	All Souls College, Oxford (MA); Balliol College, Oxford (BA); Trinity College, Melbourne;
Academic work
Institutions	Australian National University (1957–1965); University of London (1949–1956); University of Oxford (1944–1949); University of Birmingham (1934–1944); University of Adelaide (1924–1933);
Main interests	Modern history (British history, Australian history), economic history, anglicanism

Sir William Keith Hancock, KBE, FBA, OMNI (26 June 1898 – 13 August 1988), also known as W. K. Hancock, was a prominent Australian historian and academic. Hancock was an Anglican and keen admirer of the British Empire.

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