Iain McCalman

Professor Iain McCalman was born in Nyasaland, Africa and was educated in Zimbabwe.

Professor Iain McCalman is a specialist in eighteenth-century and early-nineteenth British and European history and has a particular interest in popular culture and low life. His most recent book, "The Seven Ordeals of Count Cagliostro", Flamingo 2003 (also HarperCollins, US and Random House, UK 2003), explores the life of the celebrated and infamous alchemist, magician, freemason, and global identity of the eighteenth century, Alessandro Cagliostro. He was President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities from 2001-2004, and is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. In 2007 he was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for "service to history and to the humanities as a teacher, researcher and author, and through administrative, advocacy and advisory roles in academic and public sector organisations."ref|AO

References

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External links

*http://www.anu.edu.au/hrc/people/staff_bios/iainbio.php