Biography Footnotes 8

Biography Footnotes 8
Author/editor: Fernon, C
Publisher: National Centre of Biography
Year published: 2011
Issue no.: 8
School/Centre: National Centre of Biography

Abstract

The National Centre of Biography’s new website, Obituaries Australia was launched by ANU Vice-Chancellor, Ian Young, on 14 April. We include Nigel Starck's speech, 'The Newspaper Obituary as an agent of Biography' from the launch. We also take a look at some of the controversy surrounding early Australian biographical dictionaries in particular Australian Men of Mark, and take a glimpse at some of the people who have been chosen for entries in vols 19-20 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, which covers the period 1991-2000.

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