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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002455b.htm person Morrison George Ernest AACR2 4 February 1862 30 May 1920 Place of Birth Newtown, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Sidemouth, Devon, England Physician Newspaper reporter 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.

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.

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 'Morrison, George Ernest', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Morrison, George Ernest Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Morrison, George Ernest (1862-1920), journalist, traveller and political adviser to the Chinese government Gregory, J. S. Morrison, George Ernest (1862-1920), journalist, traveller and political adviser to the Chinese government Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 593-596 George Ernest Morrison - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales George Ernest Morrison - Records ML MSS 312 1850 - 1932 Contents includes diaries, works for publication, reminiscences, correspondence, invoices, receipts and miscellanea. 232 volumes, 87 boxes, 1 folder and 3 portfolios