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Dictionary of Australian Biography

The Dictionary of Australian Biography, published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Australian history. With approximately a thousand entries, the book took more than twenty years to complete. Published by Angus and Robertson, the dictionary was compiled as two volumes, Volume 1: A–K; and Volume 2: L–Z.

Not to be confused with Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Author

Percival Serle (1871–1951)

English

Biographies of notable Australians who died before 1942

Encyclopedia

Angus and Robertson

1949

Australia

920.094

The book contains 1,030 biographies of Australians, or people who were closely connected with Australia, who died before the end of 1942. According to Serle in his preface:[1]

(1949). Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. LCCN 49006289. OCLC 1956219. OL 7423467W. Wikidata Q5273962.

Percival Serle

(1897). Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time.

Heaton, John Henniker

(1881). Blair's Cyclopaedia of Australasia.

Blair, David

(1892). The Dictionary of Australasian Biography from the Inauguration of Responsible Government.

Mennell, Philip

(1906). Johns's Notable Australians. Later editions were published as Who's Who in Australia.

Johns, Fred

(1934). An Australian Biographical Dictionary.

Johns, Fred

. 1926.

The Australian Encyclopaedia

Prior to its publication similar Australian reference works included:


Subsequently, other Australian biographical dictionaries have been released including the Australian Dictionary of Biography from 1966 and Who's Who in Australia.

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