Geoffrey Dutton

Geoffrey Dutton

Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998) was an Australian author and historian.

Dutton was born in Kapunda, South Australia in 1922 and died in September 1998. He was awarded in Order of Australia.

Dutton wrote or edited over 200 books, including poetry, fiction, biographies, art appreciation, art and literary history, travel books, novels for children and critical essays. Whilst at Adelaide University, he also wrote for the student newspaper On Dit

Bibliography

* "Australia and the Monarchy", Sun Books, Melbourne, 1966, ISBN
* "Republican Australia?", ed Geoff Dutton, Sun Books, Melbourne, 1977, ISBN 0725102616

References

* The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature
* Who's Who in Australia 1999

External links

* [http://www.penguin.com.au/authors/author-author-profile.cfm?AuthorId=0000000542 Brief biography]


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