Background
Elvin, Mark was born on August 18, 1938 in Cambridge, England. Arrived in Australia, 1990.
educator history demographer retired historian translator
Elvin, Mark was born on August 18, 1938 in Cambridge, England. Arrived in Australia, 1990.
Bachelor with distinction, Cambridge University, England, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1968.
Assistant lecturer Cambridge University, 1964-1968. Research fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1967-1968. Lecturer Glasgow (Scotland) University, 1968-1972, Oxford (England) University, 1973-1989.
Official fellow St. Antony's College, Oxford, 1973-1989. Emeritus fellow, since 1990. Research professor Australian National University, 1990—2006.
Visiting professor École Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1993, Sinological Institute, Heidelberg, 2003-2004.
Author: The Pattern of the Chinese Past, 1973, Another History: Essays on China From a European Perspective, 1996, Changing Stories in the Chinese World, 1997, The Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China, 2004. Co-author: Cultural Atlas of China, 1983. Co-editor: Sediments of Time.Environment and Society in Chinese History, 1998.
Vice-chairman Oxford City Liberal Party, 1975-1979. Fellow Academy Humanities Australia.
Son of Herbert Lionel and Mona Bedortha (Dutton) E.
Married Dian Montgomerie, June 3, 1989.