John A. Moses

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John A. Moses
Born10 June 1930
NationalityAustralian
Scientific career
Fields Modern history
Institutions University of Queensland

John Anthony Moses (born 10 June 1930 in Atherton, Queensland) is an Australian historian, history educator and Anglican priest. He is known for his work on modern German history, the history of trade unionism [1] and the history of colonialism.

He earned his B.A. at the University of Queensland in 1959, his M.A. at the University Queensland in 1963 and his PhD at the University of Erlangen in Germany in 1965. He taught at the University of Queensland from 1965 to 1994, as a lecturer, senior lecturer (from 1970), and reader (from 1975). He was head of the history department from 1986. He also became a priest in the Anglican Church of Australia in 1978. He has been a professorial associate at St Mark's National Theological Centre in Canberra since 2007. [2]

He is married to Professor Ingrid Moses, former Chancellor of the University of Canberra. They are the parents of the noted historian Dirk Moses.

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References

  1. James C. Docherty, Sjaak van der Velden, Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor, p. 372, Scarecrow Press, 2012
  2. "Moses, John A.". Who's Who in Australia. The Herald and Weekly Times. 2007. p. 1486.