Keith Hancock (historian)

Sir Keith Hancock , KBE, FBA, OMNI
Born	William Keith Hancock 26 June 1898 Fitzroy, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
Died	13 August 1988(1988-08-13) (aged 90) Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Other names	W. K. Hancock
Citizenship	British subject Australian (from 1949)
Occupations	Historian academic
Spouses	Theaden Brocklebank ​ ​ (m. 1925; died 1960)​ Marjorie Eyre ​ (m. 1961)​
Parent	William Hancock (father)
Academic background
Education	Melbourne Grammar School
Alma mater	All Souls College, Oxford (MA) Balliol College, Oxford (BA) Trinity College, Melbourne
Academic work
Institutions	Australian National University (1957–1965) University of London (1949–1956) University of Oxford (1944–1949) University of Birmingham (1934–1944) University of Adelaide (1924–1933)
Main interests	Modern history (British history, Australian history), economic history, anglicanism

Sir William Keith Hancock, , KBE, FBA, OMNI (26 June 1898 – 13 August 1988), also known as W. K. Hancock, was a prominent Australian historian and academic. Hancock was an Anglican and keen admirer of the British Empire.