Australian Dictionary Of Biography Endowment

The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. It consists of over 13,500 concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of significant and representative people in Australian history. The subjects come from all walks of life - from prime ministers, governors-general and premiers, generals and bishops, artists, actors and authors, engineers and schoolteachers, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers - providing a cross-section of Australian society.

This endowment was established in 1998 to support the ongoing development of the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Your support of the Australian Dictionary of Biography Endowment will ensure the continued development and growth of the Dictionary, so that all Australian stories are told.

The Australian Dictionary of Biography captures the life and times and culture of this country in an absolutely distinctive and irreplaceable way. It is the indispensable record of who we are, and of the characters who have made us what we are. I could not be prouder of the ANU’s continuing role as custodian of this crucial part of our national legacy.
ANU Chancellor Professor The Honourable Gareth Evans AC QC
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