Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsTeachersBook collectorsGenderMaleHistoryPierre Patrick Gorman was born in Melbourne in 1924 and educated at Melbourne University and Cambridge. Profoundly deaf from birth, he had a distinguished academic career in deaf education in Australia, Canada and the UK and, as an advocate and adviser on services for the disabled, has sat on various government committees. His long- standing interest in Cambridge, both the university and the town, has resulted in his significant collection of books on Cambridge which was acquired by the University of Melbourne's Baillieu Library in 1994.
Gorman, Pierre P. (01/10/1924-01/10/2006). University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 01/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/61536
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