Summary
Biography of an extraordinarily diverse Australian industrialist, the founder of the bequest which endows the Miegunyah imprint.In his private interests no less than in his public life, Russell Grimwade was a man of extraordinary diversity. Active in some of the largest and most enterprising business concerns in Australia, prominent in such bodies as the National Museum and the University of Melbourne, he yet found time to pursue hobbies such as wood working and produced with his own hands ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522872958 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522872956 |
| Author: | John Poynter |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | The Miegunyah Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1967 |
| Weight: | 612g |
| Dimensions: | 248mm x 165mm x 23mm |
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John Poynter
John Poynter is an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of Philosophical and Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne, and was formerly Ernest Scott Professor of History and a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University. He spends his time in retirement writing history, biography and sardonic verse. His recent works include a history of the Rhodes Scholarships in Australia, included in the centenary History of the Rhodes Trust, published in Oxford in 2001; and Miegunyah co-authored with Ben Thomas in 2015.
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