Grenfell Price
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Sir Archibald Grenfell Price CMG
FRGS (28 January 1892 - 20 July 1977) was an Australia
n geographer, historian and educationist.
. After failing the entrance examination for the University of Adelaide
, he managed to get into Magdalen College, Oxford
from which he graduated a B.A. in 1914, Dip. Ed. in 1915 and M.A. in 1919. He represented Magdalen in cricket, tennis, hockey, lacrosse and rowing.
Back in Adelaide
, Price coached the athletic team of St. Peter's College from 1916 to 1924. On 20 January 1917 he married Kitty Pauline Hayward, daughter of an Adelaide solicitor. He was elected in 1921 a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
. In 1925 he was appointed founding master of St. Mark's College
, University of Adelaide, a post he held until 1957. In 1933 he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
(CMG) for his services to education.
In May 1941 Price won a by-election for the seat of Boothby
in the Australian House of Representatives
and held the seat until the 1943 election. In 1973 became an honorary member of the American Geographical Society
. He died in North Adelaide. His elder son Charles (b. 1920) became a noted demographer at the Australian National University
.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
FRGS (28 January 1892 - 20 July 1977) was an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n geographer, historian and educationist.
Life
Price was born at North Adelaide and was the only surviving son of Henry Archibald Price, banker and businessman, and his wife Elizabeth Jane, née Harris. He was educated at the Queen's School, North Adelaide and the St Peter's College, AdelaideSt Peter's College, Adelaide
St Peter's College, , is an independent boy's school in the South Australian capital of Adelaide...
. After failing the entrance examination for the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, he managed to get into Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
from which he graduated a B.A. in 1914, Dip. Ed. in 1915 and M.A. in 1919. He represented Magdalen in cricket, tennis, hockey, lacrosse and rowing.
Back in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Price coached the athletic team of St. Peter's College from 1916 to 1924. On 20 January 1917 he married Kitty Pauline Hayward, daughter of an Adelaide solicitor. He was elected in 1921 a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
. In 1925 he was appointed founding master of St. Mark's College
St. Mark's College (University of Adelaide)
St Mark's College is a co-residential college in North Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1925, it is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia, yet accepts individuals from all faiths...
, University of Adelaide, a post he held until 1957. In 1933 he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(CMG) for his services to education.
In May 1941 Price won a by-election for the seat of Boothby
Division of Boothby
The Division of Boothby is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named after William Boothby , the Returning Officer for the first election of Members of the House of Representatives in 1901....
in the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
and held the seat until the 1943 election. In 1973 became an honorary member of the American Geographical Society
American Geographical Society
The American Geographical Society is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. Most fellows of the society are Americans, but among them have always been a significant number of fellows from around the world...
. He died in North Adelaide. His elder son Charles (b. 1920) became a noted demographer at the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
.
Publications
- A Causal Geography of the World (1918)
- South Australians and their Environment (1921)
- The Foundation and Settlement of South Australia 1829-1845 (1924)
- Founders & Pioneers of South Australia (1929)
- The World: a General Geography (with L. Dudley StampLaurence Dudley StampSir Dudley Stamp, CBE, DSc, D. Litt, LLD, Ekon D, DSc Nat , was professor of geography at Rangoon and London, and one of the internationally best known British geographers of the 20th century....
, London, 1929) - The History and Problems of the Northern Territory (1930)
- The Centenary History of South Australia (member of editorial board, wrote 3 chapters, 1936)
- White Settlers in the Tropics (New York, 1939)
- The First Hundred Years (1940)
- What of our Aborigines? (1944)
- Australia Comes of Age (Melbourne, 1945)
- White Settlers and Native Peoples (Melbourne, 1949)
- Northern Australia: Task for a Nation (Sydney, 1954)
- The Explorations of Captain James CookJames CookCaptain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
in the Pacific (New York, 1957) - The Winning of Australian Antarctica (Sydney, 1962)
- The Western Invasions of the Pacific and its Continents (Oxford, 1963)
- The Importance of Disease in History (1964)
- The Challenge of New Guinea (Sydney, 1965)
- A History of St Mark's College (1968)
- The Skies Remember (Sydney, 1969)
- Island Continent (Sydney, 1972)