Thomas Millar

Thomas Bruce "T.B." Millar AO (18 October 1925 – 5 June 1994) was an Australian historian, political scientist and a major figure in the development of strategic studies in Australia.

Millar was born at Perth suburbs of Kalamunda. He was educated at Guildford Grammar School in Perth and the Universities of Western Australia, Melbourne and London. He was a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and served in the Australian Army in 1943-1950.

After several years as a schoolteacher, he joined the staff of the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University in 1962. He was a Professorial Fellow in the Department from 1968 onwards and Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) in 1966-1971 and 1982-1984. He was Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1969-1976. In 1985 Millar was seconded to London University as Professor of Australian Studies and the foundation Head of the Centre for Australian Studies. Following his retirement in 1990, he remained in London until his death and held part-time positions at the London School of Economics and King's College.

Millar was made a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1982 and an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1983. He married Ann Drake-Brockman in 1951 and they had two daughters and one son. The marriage was dissolved in 1986. In 1990 he married Margaret Robinson.

Millar was a prolific writer on international relations and defence and strategic studies. In honour of his work in this field, the Graduate Studies in Strategy and Defence program (based in the SDSC) offers up to three "T.B. Millar Scholarships" each year to outstanding students.

Works

* "Australia's defence" (1965)
* "The Commonwealth and the United Nations" (1967)
* "Australia's defence policies 1945-65" (1968)
* "Australia's foreign policy" (1968)
* "Australia in peace and war" (1978)
* "The East-West strategic balance" (1981)
* "South African dilemmas" (1985).

In 1995 a book of essays was published in his honour, edited by Coral Bell, entitled "Nation, region and context: studies in peace and war".

References

* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms8605 Guide to the Papers of T.B. Millar at the National Library of Australia]

Persondata
NAME = Millar, Thomas Bruce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian academic
DATE OF BIRTH = 18 October 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH = Kalamunda, Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH = 5 June 1994
PLACE OF DEATH = London