Launcelot Harrison (1880 - 1928)

Born 13 Jul 1880 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Amy Eleanor (Mack) Harrison — married 29 Feb 1908 in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Died 20 Feb 1928 at age 47 in Narooma, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Professor Launcelot Harrison was born on 13th July 1880 at Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.

On 29th February 1908 he married Amy Mack a writer and journalist.^[1] There were no children.

They left for England in 1914 where Launce did postgraduate work at Cambridge. While he served in Mesopotamia, while Amy worked in London as publicity officer for the ministries of munitions and food.^[2]

The Harrisons returned to Sydney in 1919 and lived at Gordon, New South Wales in a house full of books, antique furniture and Persian carpets. From 1922 until his death Launce was professor of zoology at the University of Sydney. Amy accompanied Launce on scientific expeditions in between writing tasks.

He passed away of a stroke whilst fishing on 20th February 1928 at Narooma, New South Wales.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #2741/1908
2. ↑ 'Harrison, Launcelot (1880–1928)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University; accessed 4 Aug 2019
3. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #2741/1908; registered at St Leonards

See also

• G. P. Walsh, 'Harrison, Launcelot (1880–1928)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 14 Jul 2019.