Manning Clark

Manning Clark AC FAHA
Clark in his study, circa 1988
Born	Charles Manning Hope Clark (1915-03-03)3 March 1915 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 May 1991(1991-05-23) (aged 76) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Dymphna Clark
Children	Andrew, Axel, Benedict, Katerina, Rowland, Sebastian
Awards	FAW (Vic) Moomba Book Award (1969) Henry Lawson Arts Award (1969) Australian Literature Society Gold Medal (1970) The Age Non-Fiction Award (1974) Companion of the Order of Australia (1975) Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction (1979) Australian of the Year (1980)
Academic background
Education	Melbourne Grammar School
Alma mater	University of Melbourne University of Oxford
Influences	Thomas Carlyle Edward Gibbon Thomas Macaulay
Academic work
Institutions	Australian National University (1960–1974) University of Melbourne (1944–1960)
Notable students	Frank Crean Geoffrey Serle Ken Inglis Geoffrey Blainey Helen Hughes Humphrey McQueen
Main interests	Australian history
Notable works	A History of Australia
Influenced	Geoffrey Serle Lyndall Ryan

Charles Manning Hope Clark, AC FAHA (3 March 1915 – 23 May 1991) was an Australian historian and the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume A History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987. He has been described as "Australia's most famous historian",^[1] but his work has also been the target of criticism, particularly from conservatives and classical liberals.