Lyndall Ryan | |
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| Born | 14 April 1943 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 30 April 2024 (aged 81) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Relatives | Edna Ryan (mother) |
| Awards | John Barrett Award for Australian Studies (2013) Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (2018) Member of the Order of Australia (2019) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA, DipEd) Macquarie University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Aborigines in Tasmania, 1800–1974 and their problems with the Europeans (1975) |
| Influences | Manning Clark |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Newcastle (1998–2005) Flinders University (1984–1997) Griffith University (1977–1983) |
| Main interests | Indigenous Australian history Australian colonial relations |
| Notable works | The Aboriginal Tasmanians (1981) |
Lyndall Ryan, AM, FAHA (14 April 1943 – 30 April 2024) was an Australian academic and historian. She held positions in Australian studies and women's studies at Griffith University and Flinders University and was the foundation professor of Australian studies and head of the School of Humanities at the University of Newcastle from 1998 to 2005. She was later a conjoint professor in the Centre for the History of Violence at the University of Newcastle.