# David Syme

> David Syme was a Scottish-Australian newspaper proprietor of The Age and regarded as "the father of protection in Australia" who had immense influence in the Government of Victoria. His first biographer, Ambrose Pratt, declared Syme "could hate as few men can [and] loved power as few men ever loved it".

*Scottish-Australian newspaper proprietor (1827-1908)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Born:** 1827-10-02
- **Died:** 1908-02-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

David Syme was a Scottish-Australian newspaper proprietor of The Age and regarded as "the father of protection in Australia" who had immense influence in the Government of Victoria. His first biographer, Ambrose Pratt, declared Syme "could hate as few men can [and] loved power as few men ever loved it".

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.8

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1176791)

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