Greig, Alfred W.

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Agent TypePersonPlace of DeathSurrey Hills, Victoria, AustraliaActivities & OccupationsHistoriansGenderMaleHistoryA.W. Greig, born on 21 May 1873, became a clerk in the Registrar's Office in 1913 and in 1920 Chief Clerk. He became Registrar in 1937 but went on leave and retired in 1938, returning briefly in 1940 for special duties. Having written for many years for the press on historical topics, he commenced with Leigh Scott, University Librarian, and S.S. Addison,Assistant Registrar and Director of the Melbourne University Press, a history of the University. This was abandoned when Chancellor Sir John MacFarland requested Professor Ernest Scott to undertake a History for the University. The material gathered by Greig, Scott and Addison was however made available to Scott, and added to after the publication of A History of the University of Melbourne (M.U.P. 1936).

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Date21 May 1873-30 April 1944

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Given NameAlfredMiddle NameWoolleyFamily NameGreig

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Greig, Alfred W.