Person
Arnott, William (1827 - 1901)
- Born
- 6 December 1827
Pathhead, Fife, Scotland - Died
- 22 July 1901
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Manufacturer
Summary
William Arnott was a baker who began his Australian career baking bread and pies, but later specialised in biscuits. Arnott's biscuits are still the best known biscuit line in Australian supermarkets.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Mander-Jones, Phyllis, 'Arnott, William (1827-1901), biscuit manufacturer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 53-54. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030053b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8004562. Details
- 'Arnott, William (1827-1901)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463141. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 25 July 2006
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