Person
Luke, Robert Henry (Harry) (1909 - 2000)
AM
- Born
- 2 November 1909
Box Hill, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 4 December 2000
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Forester
- Alternative Names
- Luke, Harry (Also known as)
Summary
Harry Luke collaborated with Alan Grant McArthur in writing "Bushfires in Australia" (1977) which established them as the most important figures in the understanding of Australian fire in the post-war period.
Details
Chronology
- 1926 - 1927
- Education - Studied at the Victorian School of Forestry
- 1977
- Publication - Book: "Bushfires in Australia", with Alan Grant McArthur
- 1980
- Award - N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters of Australia
- 1985
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to bushfire prevention and control
Related entries
Colleague
Archival resources
Private hands (Luke, R.H.)
- R.H. (Harry) Luke - Records, 1940 - 1988; Private hands (Luke, R.H.). Details
Published resources
Books
- Luke, R. H. ; McArthur, A. G., Bushfires in Australia (Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1977), 359 pp. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Spiers, John, 'Obituary: Harry Luke, AM', The Age (2001). Details
Resources
- 'Luke, R H (1909-2000)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-493665. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 29 May 2024
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