Person
Morrison, George Ernest (1862 - 1920)
- Born
- 4 February 1862
Newtown, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 30 May 1920
Sidemouth, Devon, England - Occupation
- Physician and Newspaper reporter
Summary
George Morrison worked briefly as a doctor in Spain and Ballarat. He was the first permanent correspondent of "The Times" in Peking 1897-1912. He is commemorated by an annual series of lectures on China under the auspices of the Australian National University.
Details
Born 4 February 1862. Died 30 May 1920. Educated Universities of Melbourne and Edinburgh (MB, ChM 1887, MD 1895). Worked as a doctor in a British-owned mine in Spain 1888-89 and as resident surgeon at Ballarat base hospital 1891-93. Spent part of his life travelling and reporting on his travels, became the first permanent correspondent of "The Times" in Peking 1897-1912, government adviser to President Yuan Shi-kai 1912-19. In 1932 an annual series of lectures on China was founded in honour of Morrison by Chinese residents in Australia; the series continues under the auspices of the Australian National University.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- George Ernest Morrison - Records, 1850 - 1932, ML MSS 312; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gregory, J. S., 'Morrison, George Ernest (1862-1920)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 10 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 593-596. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100579b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q842116. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/76355763. Details
- 'Morrison, George Ernest (18620204-19200530)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-507937. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018