Australian Dictionary of Biography

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Abercrombie Anstruther Lawson

LAWSON, ABERCROMBIE ANSTRUTHER (1870-1927), botanist, was born on 13 September 1870 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ... continue

Abner Strephon McAlpine

McALPINE, ABNER STREPHON (1891-1958), industrial and political organizer, was born on 26 February 1891 in ... continue

Abraham Isaac Rabinovitch

RABINOVITCH, ABRAHAM ISAAC (1889-1964), businessman and property investor, was born on 5 November 1889 at ... continue

Abram Orpen Moriarty

Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830 - 1918), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Achille Simonetti

SIMONETTI, ACHILLE (1838-1900), sculptor, was born in Rome, son of Louis Simonetti, sculptor, and his ... continue

Ada Beveridge

BEVERIDGE, ADA (1875-1964), Country Women's Association leader, was born on 15 February 1875 at ... continue

Ada Emily Evans

EVANS, ADA EMILY (1872-1947), barrister, was born on 17 May 1872 at Wanstead, Essex, England ... continue

Ada Jane Rohu

TOST, JANE CATHARINE (c.1817-1889), and ROHU, ADA JANE (1848-1928), taxidermists and shopkeepers, were mother ... continue

Ada Jean Hounsell Williamson

WILLIAMSON, ADA JEAN HOUNSELL (1891-1977), journalist, was born on 31 October 1891 at Belmont, New ... continue

Adam Cairns McCay

McCAY, ADAM CAIRNS (1874-1947) and DELAMORE WILLIAM (1877-1958), journalists, were born on 27 December 1874 ... continue

Adam Roth

ROTH, ADAM (1827-1898), winemaker and farmer, was born on 11 February 1827 at Wilhelmsfeld, Baden ... continue

Adam Thomson

THOMSON, ADAM (1813-1874), Presbyterian minister, was born on 22 February 1813 at Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland ... continue

Ada Winifred Weekes Baker

BAKER, ADA WINIFRED WEEKES (1866-1949), teacher of singing, was born on 11 December 1866 at ... continue

Addie Viola Smith

SMITH, ADDIE VIOLA (1893-1975), solicitor and trade commissioner, was born on 14 November 1893 at ... continue

Adela Constantia Mary Pankhurst

WALSH, THOMAS (1871-1943), seaman and trade unionist, and ADELA CONSTANTIA MARY PANKHURST (1885-1961), feminist, were ... continue

Adelaide Elizabeth Perry

PERRY, ADELAIDE ELIZABETH (1891-1973), painter, printmaker and teacher, was born on 23 June 1891 at ... continue

Adelaide Eliza Ironside

IRONSIDE, ADELAIDE ELIZA (1831-1867), painter, was born on 17 November 1831 in Sydney, the only ... continue

Adelaide Maud Kellett

KELLETT, ADELAIDE MAUD (1873-1945), hospital matron, was born on 1 September 1873 at Raglan near ... continue

Adolph Bolliger

BOLLIGER, ADOLPH (1897-1962), biochemist, was born on 8 October 1897 at Zürich, Switzerland, eldest son ... continue

Adolph Carl von de ...

SÜSSMILCH, ADOLPH CARL von de HEYDE (1875-1946), geologist and educationist, was born on 12 February ... continue