Martin Evald John Krygier AM FASSA, (born 1949) is an Australian academic.[1]

Martin Krygier
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Sydney, Australia
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of New South Wales

Education edit

Krygier obtained BA and LLB degrees at the University of Sydney and a PhD in the History of Ideas at the Australian National University.[2]

Career edit

Krygier taught in the Department of Jurisprudence at University of Sydney Law school, before joining the Faculty of Law (now Faculty of Law and Justice) in the University of New South Wales. He was appointed the Gordon Samuels Professor of Law and Social Theory in 2009.[3]

In 1997, Krygier delivered the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Boyer Lectures on "Between Fear and Hope: Hybrid Thoughts on Public Views".[3]

Personal edit

Martin Krygier born 1949 in Sydney, is the son of Richard Krygier and Roma Halpern.[4]

Honours and awards edit

  • 2002 Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[5]
  • 2002 Cavalier's Cross, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
  • 2016 Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize [6]
  • 2020 Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to legal education, and to professional associations" [7]


References edit

  1. ^ "Professor Martin Evald John Krygier". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Professor Martin Krygier". REGNET. Australian National University. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Gray, Rachel (2020). "Professor Martin Krygier appointed a Member of the Order of Australia". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ Ling, Clarence Martin Krygier's Contribution to the Rule of Law", The Western Australian Jurist, Vol. 4, p. 211. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Professor Martin Krygier AM, FASSA". Academy Fellow. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ Morgan, Clare (2016). "Law professor Martin Krygier wins prestigious legal theory award". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Professor Martin Evald Krygier - AM". Australian Honours. Retrieved 26 August 2021.