Philip Payton

Philip Payton
FRSA FRHistS FAHA
Philip Payton FRSA FRHistS FAHA
Born	1953 (age 72–73); England, United Kingdom
Children	2 daughters
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Bristol (BA); University of Adelaide (PhD); Britannia Royal Naval College; University of Plymouth (PhD);
Academic work
Discipline	Historian
Institutions	Royal Naval College, Greenwich; University of Exeter; Flinders University;
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1979–2008
Rank	Commander
Unit	HMS Intrepid; HMS Fisgard; HMS Cochrane; HMS Collingwood; HMS Ark Royal;

Philip John Payton (born 1953) is a British-Australian historian and emeritus professor of Cornish and Australian studies. Payton is also Vice-President of the British Australian Studies Association at the University of Exeter and formerly director of the Institute of Cornish Studies based at Tremough, just outside Penryn, Cornwall. An Australian citizen, he is professor of history at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.