Professor Herbert Burton
Known as Joe
Professor of economic history
- Born
- 29 November 1900, Chuwar, Queensland
- Died
- 24 July 1983, Southport, Queensland
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Samuel Edwin Burton (farmer)
- Mother
- Ada Pellatt
- Married Barbara McLennan (kindergarten teacher)
Degrees
| 1922 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Queensland |
| 1939 | Master of Arts | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- Oxon (BA 1925, MA 1929), LLD hc Qld 1967, LLD hc ANU 1983, DCom hc Melb 1983.
- FASSA 1945.
- Qld Rhodes Scholar for 1922.
- Prof of Economic History, Canberra Univ Coll from 1948 and then ANU.
- Member of Council, ANU from 1951.
- CBE 1962.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/burton-herbert-joe-180
Notes
MA Melb awarded by "special admission without examination".