Person
Rix, Henry Finch (1848 - 1906)
- Born
- 12 January 1848
Woolwich, Kent, England - Died
- 27 February 1906
Prahran, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Educator
Summary
Henry Rix was an inspector in the Victorian Education Department from 1885 until his death. He was a pioneer of teachers' congresses, an early advocate of school libraries and a supporter of the Arbor Day programme and played an important part in the establishment of the royal commission on technical education chaired by Theodore Fink. The Rix Medals, named in his honour, were awarded annually to the best girl and best boy at the Melbourne Continuation School (renamed Melbourne High School in 1912) from 1907 to 1927.
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Chronology
- 1867 - 1874
- Career position - Teacher at Ironbark Hill, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Carlton, and Grenville College in Ballarat
- 1874 - 1884
- Career position - Mathematics Master at Wesley College, Melbourne
- 1881
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1885 - 1904
- Career position - Inspector for the Victorian Education Department
- 1905
- Career position - Senior Inspector for the Victorian Education Department
Published resources
Book Sections
- Selleck, R. J. W., 'Rix, Henry Finch (1848-1906)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Geoffrey Serle, ed., vol. 11 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), p. 403. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110411b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538905. Details
- 'Rix, Henry Finch (1848-1906)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469763. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018