Robert Roy Pitty Barbour
Classicist
- Born
- 29 March 1899, Summer Hill, NSW
- Died
- 29 December 1994, Berwick, Vic
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- George Pitty Barbour [qv]
- Mother
- Isabella Fredericka Hibberd (daughter of The Revd Frederick Hibberd, Baptist min)
- Father of Peter Barbour (Dir-Gen of Security 1970-75)
Degrees
| 1921 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Queensland |
| 1930 | Master of Arts (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Adelaide |
| 1945 | Master of Arts | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- BA Oxon.
- Qld Rhodes Scholar for 1921.
- Schoolteacher (regd Vic 2 Dec 1925).
- Master of St Andrew's Coll, Adel 1928-36.
- Snr Lecturer in Classics, UMelb 1954-67.
Sources
Other: Vic Teachers Reg, Vic W&P index, NSWBI 9755/1899, ADB entry for George Pitty Barbour.
Notes
BA Qld 1921 conferred by "special admission - uni staff".