Anthony Reid (academic)

Anthony Reid FBA FRHistS
Reid in 2023
Born	Anthony John Stanhope Reid (1939-06-19)19 June 1939 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	8 June 2025(2025-06-08) (aged 85) Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nationality	New Zealand, Australia
Known for	Work on the history of Southeast Asia
Spouse	Helen Margaret Reid (née Gray)
Children	2
Relatives	John Reid (father)
Academic background
Education	Victoria University of Wellington University of Cambridge
Academic work
Discipline	History
Institutions	University of Malaya Australian National University UCLA National University of Singapore

Anthony John Stanhope Reid FBA FRHistS (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.