Emeritus Professor John Riddoch Poynter was Ernest Scott Professor of History at the University of Melbourne 1966-75 and Deputy Vice-Chancellor 1975-90. He has written a number of biographies, including one on the chemist, Sir Russell Grimwade (qv).
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Officer Order of the British Empire
Officer Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Order of Australia
Chevalier des Palmes Academiques
Distinguished Friend of Oxford Award
Australian Dictionary of Biography Medal
Victorian Community History Award
Centenary Medal of Biography Medal
Queens Jubilee Medal
FAHA - Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
FASSA - Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Credentials
Positions
Honorary
Historical And Philosophical Studies
It Access
Historical And Philosophical Studies
Education
Master of Arts
University of Oxford
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts
University of Melbourne