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Since 1966 the Australian Dictionary of Biography has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
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Geoffrey Serle is one of Australia's most distinguished historians. He was Victorian Rhodes Scholar in 1947 and completed his doctorate at Oxford in 1950. After teaching in the History Department at the University of Melbourne and editing Historical Studies from 1955 to 1963, Dr Serle became Reader in History at Monash University and later Professorial Fellow at the Australian National University where he was co-General Editor of volumes 7-10 and General Editor of volume 11 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Among his published works are The Golden Age, The Rush to be Rich, Sir John Monash and Robin Boyd.
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“For consistency, interest and sheer pleasure, the ADB may well be the best English-language biographical dictionary in the world. ” —Australian Historical Studies
“For consistency, interest and sheer pleasure, the ADB may well be the best English-language biographical dictionary in the world. ” —Australian Historical Studies
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- PublisherMelbourne University Press
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0522843271
- ISBN 13 9780522843279
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages704
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