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Hergenhan, Laurie
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- Hergenhan, L. T., 1931-2019
- Hergenhan, Laurence Thomas, 1931-2019
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1931-2019
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Laurence (Laurie) Thomas Hergenhan was born on 15 March 1931 in Bega, New South Wales. He was educated at the University of Sydney, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, as well as the Birkbeck College, London, where he completed a PhD. Upon his return to Australia in 1960, he took up a lectureship at the University of Tasmania. Hergenhan was appointed Reader in the Department of English at the University of Queensland in 1971. He made a major contribution in the research and teaching of Australian literature. He was founding Director of the Australian Studies Centre at the University of Queensland (1979-1982), founding editor of Australian literary studies, and has written widely on Australian literature. In 1992 he received the A.A. Phillips Award for his contribution to the study of Australian literature; in 1993 he became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities; in 1994 he became an Officer of the Order of Australia; in 1995 he was made an Emeritus Professor. He retired from the University of Queensland in 1993. He died on 21 July 2019.
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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 24-Mar-2025.
Revised, Linda Justo, 15-May-2020.
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Revised with access point, Kymberley Doyle, 24-Mar-2025.