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Manning Clark
Australian historian (1915-1991) · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 76
Charles Manning Hope Clark was an Australian historian and the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume A History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987.
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1991Died23 May 19911980Australian of the YearAward1979Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-FictionAward1975Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward1973Barbara Ramsden AwardAward1969Fellow of the Australian Academy of the HumanitiesAward1915Born3 March 1915
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Manning Clark as coach of the Geelong Grammar First XI, 1941
Manning Clark's desk in his Canberra home, where he wrote the six volumes of A History of Australia
Manning and Dymphna Clark's home in Forrest, Canberra, where they lived from 1955 until Manning's death in 1991 and Dymphna's in 2000. The house is now open to the public.Awards
About this person
He has been described as "Australia's most famous historian", but his work has also been the target of criticism, particularly from conservatives and classical liberals.
Country
Australia
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1991 · aged 76
