Jonathan Marcus Ford

Background

Ford, Jonathan Marcus was born on May 4, 1957 in Brisbane, Australia. Son of John Montague and Hazel Evelyn (A'Beckett) Ford.

Education

Diploma in teaching, University Central Queensland, Australia, 1978. Bachelor, University Central Queensland, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University Queensland, 1995.

Career

Organizer Postgraduate Students' Association University Queensland, 1981-1991. Tutor Department Employment, Education and Training, Australia, 1989, University Queensland, 1990-1991, Sunshine Coast University, Australia, 1996, Queensland University of Technology, 2000. Member academy board University Queensland, 1989-1991.

History consultant The Seven Network, Australia, 1995, Military Museum of the Pacific Ltd., Australia, 1996, Game Research Design, United States, 1996, Brisbane City Council, 1997, 98, Carson Group, 1998. Historian Brisbane City Council, 2001.

Achievements

• Jonathan Marcus Ford has been listed as a noteworthy historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Allies in a Bind : Australia and the Netherlands East Indies in the Second World War.

Membership

Candidate Australian Labor Party, Queensland, 1986. Secretary Australian Institute International Affairs, Queensland, 1988-1990. Served with Australian military, 1978-1981.

Member Australian History Association, Queensland Studies Center, Professional Historians Association (founding president), American Civil War Round Table of Australia.

Interests

• Avocations: music, reading, bushwalking.

Connections

Married Brenda Joy Biggs, December 17, 1988. 1 child, Leela Rhiannon.

Father:

John Montague Ford

Mother:

Hazel Evelyn (A'Beckett) Ford

Spouse:

Brenda Joy Biggs

child:

Leela Rhiannon Ford