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Born in Sydney and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, Tim Hunter was awarded first class honours in Modern History in 1988. He completed his doctorate in Medieval History in 1993. In 1989-1992 he taught History and History of Art at University College, Oxford, before joining the curatorial staff at the Ashmolean Museum in 1992.

In 1993 he became a specialist at Christie's London, becoming a Director in 1998 and Head of the 19th Century European Art Department in 2000. Since 2009 he has been a Director at Gurr Johns London.

Dr Hunter has long been involved in opera, as artistic director and designer for a number of productions at Oxford, including the Oxford Playhouse. He has written opera reviews for a variety of publications.