Dictionary of Sydney

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Irvine, Robert Francis

Teacher and lecturer who became the first professor of Economics at the University of Sydney in 1912. He also gave the first lecture in the Australian branch of the WEA in 1913.

Milestone
Born
Scatsta, Shetland Islands, Scotland
30 Jul 1861
Died
Sydney
01 Jul 1941
Occupation
Position
1912 - 1922