EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Melbourne, Australia

Founding Date:
1853

Motto:
Postera Crescam Laude

Enrollment:
35,000

Official Website:
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel Alexander	Philosopher	6-Jan-1859	13-Sep-1938	Space, Time, and Deity
Julian Assange	Hacker	3-Jul-1971		Founder of Wikileaks
Elizabeth H. Blackburn	Scientist	26-Nov-1948		Co-Discoverer of telomerase
Cate Blanchett	Actor	14-May-1969		Galadriel in LOTR
Frank Macfarlane Burnet	Scientist	3-Sep-1899	31-Aug-1985	Acquired immunological tolerance
Brian Castro	Novelist	16-Jan-1950		Birds of Passage
Manning Clark	Historian	3-Mar-1915	23-May-1991	A History of Australia
Richard Dalitz	Physicist	28-Feb-1925	13-Jan-2006	Dalitz pairs and Dalitz plots
John Eccles	Scientist	27-Jan-1903	2-May-1997	Membrane potential of nerves
Herb Elliott	Track and Field	25-Feb-1938		Middle distance runner
Helen Garner	Author	7-Nov-1942		The First Stone
Julia Gillard	Head of State	29-Sep-1961		Prime Minister of Australia, 2010-13
Germaine Greer	Activist	29-Jan-1939		Feminism Diva
Peter Hollingworth	Religion	10-Apr-1935		Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane
Harold Holt	Head of State	5-Aug-1908	17-Dec-1967	Prime Minister of Australia, 1966-67
Barry Humphries	Actor	17-Feb-1934		Dame Edna
George Isaak	Astronomer	7-Mar-1933	5-Jun-2005	Resonant scattering spectroscopy
Harrie Massey	Astronomer	16-May-1908	27-Nov-1983	British National Committee for Space Research
Sean McMullen	Novelist	21-Dec-1948		Greatwinter Trilogy
Robert Menzies	Head of State	20-Dec-1894	15-May-1978	Twice Prime Minister of Australia
Walter Murdoch	Essayist	17-Sep-1874	30-Jul-1970	Alfred Deakin: A Sketch
R. G. Neale	Historian	7-Mar-1919	1-May-2004	Great Britain and U.S. Expansion
Thomas Pickering	Diplomat	5-Nov-1931		Career US Ambassador
Jane Sullivan Roberts	Activist	c. 1955		Wife of US Chief Justice John Roberts
Peter Singer	Philosopher	6-Jul-1946		Animal Liberation
J. G. Thirlwell	Musician	29-Jan-1960		Foetus

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Macfarlane Burnet	Scientist	3-Sep-1899	31-Aug-1985	Acquired immunological tolerance
Marion Campbell	Novelist	1948		Lines of Flight
Manning Clark	Historian	3-Mar-1915	23-May-1991	A History of Australia
Joshua Lederberg	Biologist	23-May-1925	2-Feb-2008	Genetic properties of bacteria
Walter Murdoch	Essayist	17-Sep-1874	30-Jul-1970	Alfred Deakin: A Sketch

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Menzies	Head of State	20-Dec-1894	15-May-1978	Twice Prime Minister of Australia

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