Australian dictionary of biography

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The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. It provides concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of over 13, significant and representative persons in Australian history. Managed and edited by staff at the National Centre of Biography, the ADB is the largest co-operative project in the humanities and social sciences ever undertaken in Australia. Over 4, authors, as well as an Editorial Board of eminent historians, and State, Commonwealth, Armed Services and Indigenous Working Parties have given their services, without payment, since the project started in The ADB is available both as a print publication and online. Entries are currently being prepared for those who died in

Australian dictionary of biography

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Opening times Subject files can be viewed on arrangement with the archivist, Noel Butlin Archives Centre. I have endeavoured to make the book worthy of its subject.

Preface Acknowledgments Epigraph. When Plutarch placed in noble array for the contemplation of ages to come his images of heroes and sages, or when Dr Johnson drew that gallery of poets, so many of whom only survive in his portraiture, the writers must have been conscious how little of the real men lay behind those strong or graceful representations, how much that was even faithfully recorded may convey a false impression, how much was inevitably omitted which might contradict every deduction and alter every estimate. The first attempt at a dictionary of Australian biography is contained in Sir J. It was published in and within its limits was a conscientious piece of work. David Blair in his Cyclopaedia of Australasia , published in , leaned heavily on Heaton and added little to his work, but Philip Mennell's The Dictionary of Australasian Biography from the Inauguration of Responsible Government , which appeared in , had many good qualities and, though not free from errors, is usually reliable.

Initially published in a series of twelve hard-copy volumes between and , the dictionary has been published online since by the National Centre of Biography at ANU, which has also published Obituaries Australia OA since The ADB project has been operating since Since its inception, 4, authors have contributed to the ADB and its published volumes contain 9, scholarly articles on 12, individuals. Since the project began there have been six general editors as of [update] , namely: [4]. To date, the ADB has produced eighteen hardcopy volumes of biographical articles on important and representative figures in Australian history , published by Melbourne University Press. In addition to publishing these works, the ADB makes its primary research material available to the academic community and the public. Two supplementary volumes were published as a by-product of the first 12 volumes of the ADB. These contain biographical notes on another 8, individuals not included in the ADB.

Australian dictionary of biography

View articles from the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume Charles Blackman's painting, 'Suite 1' , reproduced on the cover, is particularly appropriate for this volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography ADB. Chosen by the Queensland Working Party, and following the tradition that ADB working parties take it in turn to choose the artwork, the painting 'suggests a gallery of timeless individuals'. It captures, too, the diversity of subjects in the volume; the people considered to be significant to Australian history. Our long-serving publisher, Melbourne University Press, has once again produced a publication of outstanding quality. The ADB is a national collaborative project, the largest and longest-running of its kind in the social sciences and humanities in Australia. The ADB 's first General Editor, Douglas Pike, emphasised this in , in the preface to volume 1, stating that the project is an 'all-Australia, Commonwealth-wide venture based on consultation and co-operation'. Over authors, together with the members of between seven and nine working parties, national committees and editorial boards, have given freely of their time over the years to the project.

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Initially published in a series of twelve hard-copy volumes between and , the dictionary has been published online since by the National Centre of Biography at ANU, which has also published Obituaries Australia OA since Serle brought to all his literary work a rigorous sense of, and passion for, scholarship. Flower, formerly of the same library; Mr H. When Plutarch placed in noble array for the contemplation of ages to come his images of heroes and sages, or when Dr Johnson drew that gallery of poets, so many of whom only survive in his portraiture, the writers must have been conscious how little of the real men lay behind those strong or graceful representations, how much that was even faithfully recorded may convey a false impression, how much was inevitably omitted which might contradict every deduction and alter every estimate. He was guide-lecturer at the National Gallery of Victoria , curator of the Art Museum of the Gallery , and member of the council of the Victorian Artists' Society for about forty years. Foxcroft, assistant-librarian, to Mr C. A work of this kind could not possibly have been completed without much help from librarians and others. Your Wholesale40 membership discount is included above. Baud, formerly chief librarian, to the late A. Baragwanath, the late L. The National Centre of Biography encouraged the public to send in scanned copies of obituaries and other biographical material. Your Discount55 membership discount is included above. Member discount. Records management and collecting policies Biographical research on prominent and representative Australians.

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Each entry is prepared by a leading scholar. I mentioned this problem when writing to my friend, H. Type University. Chisholm, the late R. Archived from the original on 9 July Literary men and artists have often passed through hard times in Australia, in conditions in no way conducive to longevity and it is natural to find them at the bottom of the list. This date practically closes the first one hundred and fifty years of Australia's history, for although the first fleet arrived in January , the first emigrant ship, the Bellona , did not come until January Your Discount50 membership discount is included above. Pitt, formerly archivist, now librarian of the same institution; Dr J. The volume is still in the shadow of World War II with servicemen and women who enlisted young appearing, but these influences are dimming and there are now increasing numbers of non-white, non-male, non-privileged and non-straight subjects. Her mother was an Australian, one grandfather spent all his adult life in Australia, and one of her great-grandfathers was William Sorell, one of the ablest governors that ever came to Australia.