Professor Mervyn Neville Austin

Professor of classics
Born
1 August 1913, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Died
11 June 1991, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Sex
Male
Father
James William Ashworth Austin (real estate agent)
Mother
Jane Elizabeth Tymms
Married Rosemary Belle im Thurn (WAAF offr)

Degrees

1935Bachelor of Arts with HonoursThe University of Melbourne

Career

  • MA Oxon 1939.
  • BD Lond 1951.
  • Vic Rhodes Scholar for 1936, Schoolteacher (regd Vic 29 Jul 1940) and principal.
  • Headmaster, Newington Coll (Syd) 1950-51.
  • Prof of Classics and Ancient History, UWA 1952-78, Emeritus Prof 1978.
  • AM 1981.

Military service

  • Second World War: Flight Lieutenant RAAF.

Sources

Other:
  • DVA, Vic Teachers Reg.
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