Iain McCalman

Iain McCalman is a highly respected and award-winning professor of history and the humanities at the University of Sydney.

He has published numerous books and journal articles. The Reef – A Passionate History, from Captain Cook to Climate Change, was published in Australia and the USA.

Beyond his research, he has been an historical consultant and narrator for the BBC, ABC and other TV and film documentaries. His latest book is John Büsst Bohemian artist and saviour of reef and rainforest a biography of Bendigo-born artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst. 

 

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