About James Alexander Allan
Lived 1879 – 1967 (aged 87–88). James Alexander Allan was an Australian poet, civil servant and historian.
James Alexander Allan (10 May 1879 – 22 January 1967) was an Australian poet and local historian.
Allan was born in Melbourne. He studied at Alfred Crescent State School, North Fitzroy and the Model School. Between 1912 and 1918 he worked as a Commonwealth public servant, and again from 1942 to 1950.
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Who was James Alexander Allan?
Australian poet and historian
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James Alexander Allan was born in 1879 in Melbourne.
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James Alexander Allan died in 1967.
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James Alexander Allan was a poet, civil servant and historian.
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James Alexander Allan was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Alexander Allan. https://biography.guide/james-alexander-allan/
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