He was well known as an enabler, as one who made things happen, as supervisor, editor, adviser and general editor. The breadth and quality of his work is exemplary, from labour history in Britain and then Australia to social and general history, social justice, civics and education.
Stuart Macintyre was one of the leading Australian historians of our time. Such is the nature of a project like this, although I was surprised by the implication that this was unusual.īeilharz and Supski begin their introduction: The Work of History contains an introduction by the editors Peter Beilharz and Sian Supski, 27 essays from a range of historians, and a brief response from Macintyre.Ī number of the contributors express gratitude for my helping them make their way. I have been told that news of his ill health motivated the production of this book in homage to his invaluable contribution to the study of Australian history. He was active within the bureaucracy and administration of the University of Melbourne and served on a wide range of history-related bodies, including, from 2015, as Chair of the Heritage Council of Victoria, which identifies and protects places and objects of cultural significance to the State of Victoria. He was also active in what Phillip Deery and Julie Kimber describe as ‘the internal architecture of his profession’, the work of journals and other organisations and outlets associated with the study of Australian history. More importantly, he contributed to the growth of Australian history as a discipline by helping other scholars, supervising their research, providing advice and counsel, and reading and commenting on research drafts.
Born in Melbourne in April 1947, educated at Scotch College, Melbourne University (Bachelor of Arts), Monash University (Master of Arts) and Cambridge University (PhD), he produced an extensive and unparalleled volume of work on Australian history. Stuart Forbes Macintyre has the distinction of being Australia’s leading historian of the last half century. These essays are a tribute to one of Australia’s most significant historians, Stuart Macintyre.
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