Professor Leslie Finlay Crisp
Preferred forename Finlay
Professor of political science
- Born
- 19 January 1917, Sandringham, Victoria
- Died
- 21 December 1984, Australian Capital Territory
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Leslie Walter Crisp (hardware salesman)
- Mother
- Ruby Elizabeth Duff
- Married Helen Craven Wighton
Degrees
| 1938 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- MA Adel 1948.
- Oxon (BA 1948, MA 1948).
- Rhodes Scholar for SA 1938.
- Dir-Gen, Cwlth Dept of Postwar Construction.
- Prof of Political Science, Canberra Univ Coll and ANU 1950-77.
- Member of Interim Council, ANU 1949-50.
- Chairman, Cwlth Banking Corp 1975-84.
Military service
- Second World War: Private VDC.