Peter David Monteath (born 1961) is an Australian historian and academic. He is a professor in Modern European History at
Flinders University
Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...
in South Australia. Monteath's research interests are in modern European and Australian history. He has a particular interest in prisoners of war, internment, and the German presence in Australia and has written extensively on these subjects.
With Jean Fornasiero and John West-Soob, Monteath co-authored ''Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders'' (Wakefield Press, 2004), which won the 2004 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize.
Monteath co-authored with Valerie Munt ''Red Professor: The Cold War Life of Fred Rose'' (Wakefield Press, 2015), which was shortlisted for the 2016
Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History
The Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History was created by the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard following the Australian History Summit held in Canberra on 17 August 2006. The Summit looked at how the Australian government could st ...
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1961 births
Australian historians
Academic staff of Flinders University
Griffith University alumni
Living people
Academics from Brisbane
University of Queensland alumni
University of Siegen alumni
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