Samuel Furphy

Samuel Furphy is Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University's School of History and Senior Academic Research Editor at the National Centre of Biography. His research focuses on Australian colonial history and Indigenous experiences.

Education: BA (Hons), MA, PhD from University of Melbourne.

Research examines Aboriginal history, British imperial history, and biographical methods. Notable works include studies of Edward M. Curr's influence on native title cases, Aboriginal protectors in colonial Australasia, and Indigenous experiences during world wars. He edited 'Aboriginal Protection and Its Intermediaries in Britain's Antipodean Colonies' (2019).

Convened the 2018 Australian Historical Association Conference.