Biographical entry Hart, Alfred (1870 - 1950)

Summary

Alfred Hart spent most or his life either studying of teaching. It took him eight years to complete a Bachelor of Arts (1896), because he had to work to support himself. First he worked as a schoolteacher in north-east Victoria and Gippsland, then was appointed headmaster of St James's Grammar School in Melbourne. Hart then completed a Master of Arts, a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science over the next eleven years. During this time, he continued to teach, lecturing in the fields of science, business and English. He worked at Melbourne Grammar School, the Working Men's College, and at various Catholic teachers' colleges. He also ran his own chemical analysis business for several years and was an ardent scholar of Shakespeare's works. Alfred Hart was secretary and president of the Melbourne Shakespeare Society many times, a regular speaker at Society events and authored many key articles.

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Events

1879

Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne) with family

1888 - 1896

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne

1901

Education - Master of Arts (MA) completed at the University of Melbourne

1902 - ?

Career position - Science Master at Melbourne Grammar

1902 - 1908

Career position - Teacher and Instructor (part-time then full-time) at the Working Man's College, Melbourne

1904

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne

1906

Award - Dixson Research Scholarship received

1908 - 1935

Career position - Head of the Department of Mathematics and Physics at the Working Man's College

1911

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne?

1924 - 1950

Career position - Member representing graduates in arts at the standing committee of Convocation for the University of Melbourne

1940

Award - Litt.D. upon Hart at University of Melbourne

Published resources

Book Sections

• Bradley, David, 'Hart, Alfred (1870-1950)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 218-219. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090219b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Hart, Alfred', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-852341. Details