Ernest Scott
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Sir Ernest Scott (21 June 1867 – 6 December 1939) was an Australian historian.
He was born and educated in England and worked as a journalist before migrating to Australia in 1892, where he joined the staff of The Herald newspaper in Melbourne. From 1895 to 1901 he was a member of the Victorian Hansard staff, and from 1901 to 1914 was on the Commonwealth Hansard staff.
After the publication of Terre Napoleon (1910) and Laperouse (1912) his reputation as a historian was established.
In 1913 Scott was appointed Professor of History at the University of Melbourne, even though Scott had never attended a university. He had, however, shown ability both in research and as a lecturer, and the experiment proved a great success.
Scott's other works included Life of Matthew Flinders (1914), A Short History of Australia (1916), Men and Thought in Modern History (1916), History and Historical Problems (1925), Australian Discovery (1929) and in 1933 appeared volume VII of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, edited and partly written by Scott. Australia During the War, being volume XI of The Official History of Australia in the War, appeared in 1936.
He retired in 1936, was knighted in June 1939 and died in December 1939.
Scott's widow Emily Scott donated money to the university to establish the Ernest Scott Prize for History, which is awarded annually for the most distinguished contribution to the history of Australia or New Zealand.[1][2]
[edit] References
- Dictionary of Australian Biography by Percival Serle, 1949
- Works by Ernest Scott at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Ernest Scott at Project Gutenberg Australia (note, might still be copyright in other countries)
- ^ Statute R6.61 - Ernest Scott Prize at the University of Melbourne
- ^ Ernest Scott Prize page at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts
