Anthony Geraghty

Anthony Geraghty is a Professor of the History of Art at the University of York, specializing in early modern English architectural history. He holds roles such as former Chair of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (2015-2018) and a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford (2018). His research focuses on Sir Christopher Wren, the English Baroque, and the cultural history of architecture, with notable works like The Sheldonian Theatre: Architecture and Learning in Seventeenth-Century Oxford (2013).

Education: BA (History of Art, Birmingham), MA (Courtauld Institute), PhD (Cambridge). His career includes teaching at the Glasgow School of Art (1998-2002) and extensive administrative roles at York, including Director of PhD Programmes and Chair of Graduate Studies.

Research Interests:

• Early modern architectural practices
• Wren's legacy and Baroque aesthetics
• Historical interpretation of architectural drawings
• Architecture’s role in learning and cultural identity

Key Publications: Over 15 books and articles, including award-winning studies on Wren and the Sheldonian Theatre. Recent works explore the Empress Eugénie’s exile collections and reinterpreting Nicholas Hawksmoor’s designs.

Awards: Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion (2014), Senior Research Fellowship (2020). Supervised over 20 PhD students focusing on topics like architectural education, church design, and country house history.

Grants: Recipient of British Academy, AHRC, Paul Mellon Centre, and English Heritage funding for projects on Wren, Baroque architecture, and architectural historiography.