About Leon Gellert
Lived 1892 – 1977 (aged 85). Leon Gellert was an Australian journalist, writer, poet, columnist, editor and teacher.
Leon Maxwell Gellert (17 May 1892 – 22 August 1977) was an Australian poet.
Early life and education
He was born in Walkerville, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. He was the grandchild of Hungarian immigrants. He was subjected to bullying by his father to which he reacted by learning self-defence at the YMCA. Those Beastly Australians : Some Faunagraphic Data Compiled for Students of Australian Wild Life illustrated by Bernard Hesling (1944)
Selected list of poems TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collected in "A Night Attack" 1917 The Bulletin, 15 March 1944, p4 Songs of a Campaign by Leon Gellert, Angus and Robertson, 1917, p. 51
Short story collections
Week After Week (1953) Year After Year (1956)
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Who was Leon Gellert?
Australian writer and poet
When was Leon Gellert born?
Leon Gellert was born on 17 May 1892 in Walkerville.
When did Leon Gellert die?
Leon Gellert died on 22 August 1977 in Toorak Gardens.
What was Leon Gellert's occupation?
Leon Gellert was a journalist, writer, poet, columnist, editor and teacher.
What nationality was Leon Gellert?
Leon Gellert was Australian.
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