Walter Murdoch
Australian academic and essayist (1874-1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch, KCMG (17 September 1874 – 30 July 1970) was a prominent Australian academic and essayist famous for his intelligence and wit. He was a founding professor of English and former Chancellor of the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, Western Australia.
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Walter Murdoch | |
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Born | Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-09-17)17 September 1874 Rosehearty, Scotland, UK |
Died | 30 July 1970(1970-07-30) (aged 95) |
Citizenship | British Australian |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation | Academic |
Spouse | Violet Catherine Hughston |
Children | 3, including Catherine King |
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A member of the prominent Australian Murdoch family, he was the father of Catherine, later prominent as Dr Catherine King MBE (1904–2000), a radio broadcaster in Western Australia; the uncle of both Sir Keith, a journalist and newspaper executive, and Ivon, a soldier in the Australian Army; and the great uncle of international media proprietor Rupert Murdoch.
Murdoch University is named in Sir Walter's honour; as is Murdoch, the suburb surrounding its main campus, located in Perth, Western Australia.