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Poole, Thomas Ray, 1936-
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- Poole, Tom, 1936-
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1936-2016
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Thomas Ray Poole, born 12 July 1936, attended the Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady, New York, before joining the U.S. Army and studying Russian at the Army language school in Monterey, California. He majored in history at Princeton University and graduated in 1958, then earned a Masters from the University of Kansas and a doctorate at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After spotting an advertisement in the newspaper announcing the need for a lecturer in Russian history at the University of Queensland, Tom moved to Australia in 1974. He was a member of the History Department, University of Queensland, lecturing in Russian and Soviet history for 27 years until his retirement in 2001. His research interests were Russo-Australian relations and Trotsky. He died on 28 June 2016 in Armidale, Australia, survived by his wife, Heidi, and their three daughters.
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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 24-Mar-2025.
Revised, JH, 11-May-2020.
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Princeton University. (2016, December 7). Thomas R. Poole '58. Princeton alumni weekly, accessed online 21-May-2025.
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Revised with expanded history, dates of existence and source, Kymberley Doyle, 21-May-2025.
Revised with access point, Kymberley Doyle, 24-Mar-2025.