Tate, Frank

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Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsEducationalistsDirector of EducationHistoryFrank Tate was born in 1863 and was a graduate of the University of Melbourne. In 1877 he was employed by the Victorian Education Department as a teacher, then lecturer at the Training College from 1889 to 1894. From 1895 Tate was Inspector of the Teachers' College until his promotion as Principal in 1900. Two years later he was appointed Director of Education and in this capacity participated in several international commissions on education and was the delegate at the Imperial Education Conference in 1907, 1923 and 1927. In the same year Tate won the Legion of Honour. He retired from the Victorian Education Department and died in 1939.

Accession

[1984.0080] Papers of Frank Tate

[1999.0031] Papers of Frank Tate

[1976.0094] Papers of Frank Tate

[1990.0158] Papers of Frank Tate

Place

Frank Tate Building

Dates

Date1863-1939

Names

Given NameFrankFamily NameTate

University of Melbourne Archives

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Tate, Frank