George William Rusden
George William Rusden (9 July 1819 – 23 December 1903) was an English-born historian, active in Australia.
Early life
[edit]Rusden was born in Leith Hill Place (near Dorking), Surrey, England, son of the Rev. George Keylock Rusden, M.A. (1784–1859) and his wife Anne, née Townsend. G.K. Rusden was a polyglot and mathematician.
Australia
[edit]George William Rusden travelled with his family to Australia and befriended Charles Nicholson on the voyage.[1] Rusden was at first employed on the land, and was soon managing properties. At 28 years of age Rusden travelled to China and worked for a time at brother-in-law Ellis Gilman's Canton factory. Rusden visited his brother Alfred who was a tea-taster in Shanghai before returning to Sydney in early 1849.[1]
Legacy
[edit]A house at Melbourne Grammar School has been named in honour of Rusden, and was established in 1914 after he bequeathed the school £2000 and the bulk of his manuscripts. The house is known as Rusden House, and its colour is yellow.
Books
[edit]- (1891) Moyarra: An Australian Legend in Two Cantos London:E.A.Petherick
References
[edit]- 1 2 Ann Blainey, Mary Lazarus, 'Rusden, George William (1819 - 1903)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 6, MUP, 1976, pp 72–73. Retrieved 23 November 2009
External links
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