Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Bateson, Charles
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Bateson, Charles Henry, 1903–1974
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1903-1974
History
Charles Bateson is a journalist, historian and the father of Louise Campbell. He was born on 4 August 1903 in Wellington, New Zealand and moved to Australia in 1922. During World War II Bateson was a publicity officer for the Department of the Interior until appointed principal information officer on 30 December 1940. Between 1943 and 1973, Bateman published thirteen history books. His books reflected his work during World War II and his interest in Australian maritime history. In 1960, Bateson became the editorial manager of Mirror Newspapers Ltd. Bateman died on 5 July 1974 in New South Wales. The Mitchell Library in New South Wales was bequeathed 1300 of Bateson's books.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, KM, 5-Feb-2024.
Revised, AM, 05-May-2020.
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Fletcher, B.H. (2006). Charles Henry Bateson (1903–1974). In Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 13, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 5-Feb-2025.