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
| 1935 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours | The 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
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/austin-mervyn-neville-15478
Other:
- DVA, Vic Teachers Reg.