Frank Kirby
Librarian, teacher, Australian rules footballer
About Frank Kirby
Lived 1885 – 1963 (aged 77). Frank Kirby was an Australian australian rules football player, school teacher and librarian.
Frank Gordon Kirby (22 September 1885 – 20 March 1963) was a teacher, librarian and an Australian rules footballer in Victoria, Australia.
Football career Kirby played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After making a solitary appearance against Fitzroy in University's first VFL season, he commenced his career as a librarian and teacher.
Academic career Kirby worked as a librarian at the Public Library of Victoria. He wrote a report on secondary school libraries in Victoria in 1945, commissioned by the Australian Institute of Librarians (Victorian Branch) and the Australian Council for Educational Research. and author of a French language textbook.
He died suddenly in Camberwell in 1963.
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Who was Frank Kirby?
librarian, teacher, Australian rules footballer (1885-1963)
When was Frank Kirby born?
Frank Kirby was born on 22 September 1885 in Fitzroy.
When did Frank Kirby die?
Frank Kirby died on 20 March 1963 in Camberwell.
What was Frank Kirby's occupation?
Frank Kirby was an australian rules football player, school teacher and librarian.
What nationality was Frank Kirby?
Frank Kirby was Australian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Frank Kirby (footballer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Kirby. https://biography.guide/frank-kirby/
MLA: "Frank Kirby." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-kirby/.
Chicago: "Frank Kirby." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frank-kirby/.
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