Norman Etherington

Norman Etherington AM is emeritus Professor of History at the University of Western Australia, who is best known for his published research on the history of European imperialism, Christian missions and Southern Africa.

Norman Etherington was born 27 June 1941 at Port Townsend, Washington.

[1] Etherington joined the History department at the University of Adelaide as a lecturer in 1968.

[3] In 1988 he was appointed to the Chair of History at the University of Western Australia, where he taught until retirement in 2007.

[4] His published books, journal articles and conference papers mostly concern European imperialism in theory and practice, Christian missions, and British rule in Africa, Oceania, and the Caribbean.