Robert O'Neill | |
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| Born | 5 November 1936 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 19 April 2023 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship (1961) Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1978) Officer of the Order of Australia (1988) Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (2008) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Duntroon University of Oxford (MA, DPhil) |
| Thesis | The Relationship between the German Army and the Nazi Party, 1933–9 (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | N. H. Gibbs |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford (1987–01) International Institute for Strategic Studies (1982–87) Australian National University (1969–82) Royal Military College, Duntroon (1968–69) |
| Doctoral students | David Horner |
| Main interests | Military history Strategic studies |
| Notable works | Australia in the Korean War 1950–53 |
Robert John O'Neill, AO, FASSA (5 November 1936 – 19 April 2023) was an Australian historian and academic. He served as the chair of the International Academic Advisory Committee at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, was director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, based in London, from 1982 to 1987, and was Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford from 1987 to 2000.