Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsAcademics - HistoryGenderFemaleHistoryDr. Alison Patrick was an internationally regarded scholar of the French Revolution and committed educator with a lasting impact on education at secondary and tertiary levels. Patrick was born in 1921 to Nancy and Hubert Hamer. The only daughter in a family of four children, Patrick came from a family of academically minded high achievers. Her brother Rubert Hamer was premier of Victoria, whilst her other siblings Alan and David were respectively a Rhodes Scholar and naval commander. Patrick's association with the University of Melbourne began as an undergraduate, her aptitude and exceptional eye for detail saw her appointed with the University's History Department in 1946. A full time position in 1963 coincided with the beginning of a doctorate which she would later expand into a seminal text, 'The Men of the First French Republic', in 1972. She was an effective administrator and for years served as head of the University's History Department and Deputy Dean of Arts, 'The Age of Revolutions', the course she helped to create still retains the title she originally gave. Patrick's influence also extended beyond the University serving for years as examiner for year 12 exams and working to establish the 'Revolutions' subjects which remain taught in high schools today. Patrick retired in 1986; but remained closely affiliated with the University serving as a Senior Associate with the History Department. She remained active and continued to publish. One of her last works, a collection of shorter pieces, appearing in 2006 only a few years before her death in 2009.
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