Biographical entry Price, Archibald Grenfell (1892 - 1977)
- Born
- 28 January 1892
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 20 July 1977
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Geographer and Historian
Summary
Archibald Grenfell Price was master of St Mark's College, University of Adelaide 1925-57. His writings included "The Winning of Australian Antarctica, Mawson's BANZARE Voyages 1929-31" (1962) and "The Explorations of Capt. James Cook in the Pacific" (1958).
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
Published resources
Book Sections
- Heathcote, R. L., 'Price, Sir Archibald Grenfell (1892-1977)', in John Ritchie and Diane Langmore (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 16, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2002, pp. 31-33. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160036b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Powell, J. M., 'Sir Archibald Grenfell Price, 1892-1977', Geographers: Bibliographical Studies, vol. 6, 1982, pp. 87-92. Details
- Price, Kenneth, 'Sir Archibald Grenfell Price', Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australia Branch, vol. 11, no. 610-611, 1985, pp. 40-41, 42. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Price, A Grenfell', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-517766. Details
See also
- Stephens, C.G. and Quirk, J.P., 'James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 3, 1988, pp. 299-313. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9880730299.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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