Professor Dr. John Gascoigne

Biography

John Gascoigne is an Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales, with an academic background that includes a Bachelor of Arts from Sydney University, a Master of Arts from Princeton, and a PhD and Litt.D from Cambridge. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and has taught in Papua New Guinea and at UNSW since 1980. His research has primarily focused on the impact of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, as well as eighteenth-century exploration. Among his recent publications are 'Captain Cook: Voyager Words' (Continuum, 2007), which won the Frank Broeze biennial prize from the Australian Maritime History Association and 'Encountering the Pacific Age of Enlightenment' (Cambridge University Press, 2014), which was shortlisted for the 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. He has also received recognition for his contributions to the field through various awards and has been actively involved in academic committees such as the Pacific Circle Historical Commission and the ERA Humanities Research Assessment Panel.

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