What is Geoffrey Bolton?
'''Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton''' {{Small|[[Order of Australia|AO]]}} (5 November 1931 &ndash; 3 September 2015) was an [[Australians|Australian]] [[historian]], academic and writer. He was best known for his research and writings of [[Western Australia]]n history. He wrote around thirteen books between 1958 and 2008. He also taught at [[University|universities]] such as the [[University of Western Australia]] (UWA), [[Murdoch University]] and [[Monash University]]. In 2005, he was named Western [[Australian of the Year]]. Bolton was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]]. He was educated at the [[Oxford University]] and UWA. He was married to Carol Grattan and had two sons and five grandchildren. Bolton died on 4 September 2015 in Perth, aged 83.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-04/academic-geoffrey-bolton-dies/6749534|title=Prominent West Australian historian Geoffrey Bolton dies|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=4 September 2015|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Geoffrey}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:Australian academics]] [[Category:Australian educators]] [[Category:Australian historians]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] [[Category:Writers from Perth, Western Australia]] {{Bio-stub}}