Peter Monteath

Peter David Monteath (born 1961) is an Australian historian and academic. He is a professor in Modern European History at Flinders University in South Australia. Monteath's research interests are in modern European and Australian history. He has a particular interest in prisoners of war, internment, and the German presence in Australia and has written extensively on these subjects.

With Jean Fornasiero and John West-Soob, Monteath co-authored ''Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders'' (Wakefield Press, 2004), which won the 2004 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize.

Monteath co-authored with Valerie Munt ''Red Professor: The Cold War Life of Fred Rose'' (Wakefield Press, 2015), which was shortlisted for the 2016 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History. Provided by Wikipedia