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Person
Authorized form of name
Lindsay, Jack, 1900-1990
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Other form(s) of name
- Lindsay, John, 1900-1990
- Lindseĭ, Dzhek, 1900-1990
- Meadows, Peter, 1900-1990
- Preston, Richard, 1900-1990
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Description area
Dates of existence
1900-1990
History
John ('Jack') Lindsay was born on 20 October 1900 in East Melbourne. Son of Victorian-born Norman Lindsay and his first wife Kathleen Agatha, née Parkinson. After his parents separated in 1909 his mother took him and his brothers Raymond and Philip to Brisbane. During this time he spent much time in the Elkington household. He earned scholarships to Brisbane Grammar School and University of Queensland (BA Hon, 1921). He was an autobiographer/memoirist, biographer, book publisher, communist, historian, literary critic and novelist. He died on 8 March 1990 in Cambridge, England.
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Status
Revised
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Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 25-May-2023.
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Sources
Gillen, P (2012) 'Lindsay, John (Jack) (1900–1990)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 25 May 2023.