Anthony John Stanhope Reid (19 June 1939 – 8 June 2025) was a New Zealand-born historian of Southeast Asia. He is most well known for his two volume book, Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, developed during his time at the Research School of Pacific (and Asian) Studies, Australian National University, in Canberra. His later work includes a return to Sumatra where he explored the historical basis for the separate identity of Aceh; interests in nationalism, Chinese diaspora and economic history, and latterly the relation between geology and deep history.
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19 June 1939 Wellington, New Zealand
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Died |
8 June 2025 (aged 85)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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