Robert Richardson (poet)

Robert Richardson
Born (1850-01-07)7 January 1850
New South Wales, Australia
Died October 1901
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation writer and store-keeper
Language English
Nationality Australian
Years active 1875–1901

Robert Richardson (1850–1901) was an Australian poet and writer for children, possibly the first Australian-born children's writer.[1] He was born in New South Wales to John Richardson, a New South Wales politician and store-keeper, and his wife Janet, sister of Peter Nicol Russell.[2]

Richardson completed a B.A. at the University of Sydney and later became well known for his contributions to a number of Sydney and Australian periodicals and newspapers. He was also a member of the firm of Richardson and Company, an Armidale-based millers and general store-keepers, started by his father.[3]

He left Australia for a life in Edinburgh in 1886 before returning to Sydney around 1894. He died in Armidale in October 1901.[3]

Bibliography

Children's fiction

Poetry

References

  1. ↑ Austlit - Robert Richardson
  2. ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography - Richardson, John (1810–1888)
  3. 1 2 "The Late Mr Robert Richardson" Evening News, 5 October 1901, p4


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