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Emeritus Professor of History, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania

Born and educated in Britain, Michael Bennett moved to Australia in 1974 and was Professor of History at the University of Tasmania from 1993 until 2014. The author of four books on late medieval and early Tudor England, most recently War Against Smallpox. Edward Jenner and the Global Spread of Vaccination. He is Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.

Experience

  • 2014–present
    Emeritus Professor of History, University of Tasmania

Education

  • 1976 
    University of Lancaster, PhD History

Publications

  • 2020
    War Against Smallpox. Edward Jenner and the Global Spread of Vaccination, Cambridge University Press

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities