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Tom Inglis Moore

1901 – 1978

(1901-1978) writer, critic and editor

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Lived 1901 – 1978 (aged 76). Tom Inglis Moore was a writer.

T. Inglis Moore (1901–1978) was an Australian writer, anthologist and academic who was born in Camden, New South Wales.

Moore was the fifth of seven children and was educated at Sydney Grammar School and University of Sydney where he received a B.A. in 1923, graduating with first-class honours in English, history and philosophy. He was awarded a James King of Irrawang travelling scholarship and studied politics, philosophy and economics at The Queen's College, Oxford receiving a B.A. in 1926 and an M.A. in 1933. In 1927 he married Peace Flavelle Little stepsister/cousin of Elaine Marjory Little they had one child Pacita in 1934

Moore taught in universities in Iowa and the Philippines before returning to Sydney in 1931, where he taught at the university. From 1934 to 1940 he was a leader-writer and literary reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald, before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in July 1940. After the war he taught at Canberra University College, which was later amalgamated with the Australian National University. In 1956 he was elected inaugural chair of the Commonwealth Council of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. He was promoted to associate professor in 1959, and retired in 1966.

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Who was Tom Inglis Moore?

(1901-1978) writer, critic and editor

When was Tom Inglis Moore born?

Tom Inglis Moore was born on 28 September 1901 in Camden.

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Tom Inglis Moore died on 23 July 1978 in Canberra.

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Tom Inglis Moore was a writer.

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· Wikidata: Q21538928

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