Biographical entry Alston, Leonard (1875 - 1953)

Born: 11 April 1875
Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Died: 1953
Cambridge, Cambrideshire, England
Occupation: Academic and Teacher
Summary: BA, MA, DHL, BA Camb.
University of Melbourne, Wyselaskie Scholarship in Classical and Comparative
Philology and Logic 1894 (equal winner).
Trinity College Open Non-Foundation Scholarship 1891 and Resident from 1892 to 1896.
University of Melbourne, third Doctor of Letters conferred.

1886 - 1888: Education - Christ Church, Warrnambool,
1889: Awards - Dux, of Ballarat College
1890: Education - Ballarat College
1 Jan 1891: Scholarships - For University
1891: Education - Private Tuition
26 Dec 1891: Trinity College - Open Non-Foundation Scholarship
14 July 1896: Occupation - Teacher at Launceston Grammar School
11 March 1901: Occupation - Assistant Master, Townsville Grammar School
17 Dec 1904: Occupation - Professor of History and Political Economy at Elphinstone College, Bombay, India
1905: Awards - Burney Prize, Christ College Cambridge
30 Sept 1910: Occupation - Director of History and Economic, Fitzwilliam Hall, University of Cambridge

School Speech Days, Ballarat College, Ballarrat Star, 17 December 1904, 1 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208879759. Details
Personal Items, Ballarrat Star, 13 March 1905, 2 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210352002. Details
About People, Age, 21 December 1907, 11 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204997821. Details

Created: 19 November 2018, Last modified: 14 December 2018