John Russell Rowland
John Russell Rowland (10 February 192531 December 1996) was an Australian public servant, diplomat and poet. Rowland was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1981, while serving as Australian Ambassador to France.
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John Russell Rowland
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- Name
- John Rowland
- Birth Name
- John Russell Rowland
- Born
- 10 February 1925
- Birthplace
- Armidale, New South Wales
- Died
- 31 December 1996
- Place of death
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- Occupation
- Public servant, diplomat, poet
- Nationality
- Australia
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of Australia
- Languages
- English
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John Russell Rowland (born 10 February 1925) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Name — John Rowland • Birth Name — John Russell Rowland • Born — 10 February 1925 • Birthplace — Armidale, New South Wales • Died — 31 December 1996 • Place of death — Canberra, Australian Capital Territory • Occupation — Public servant, diplomat, poet
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- 1.Interview with John Rowland, diplomat and poet. 1991.
- 2.Links with Hungary, Bulgaria. The Canberra Times. 1. 6 April 1972.
- 3.Anderson, David. Diplomat with a Poet's Compassion. The Australian. 12. 8 January 1997.
- 4.Pritchett, Bill. Diplomat for over 30 years, poet with a sense of humour and champion of public causes. The Canberra Times. 12. 8 January 1997.
- 5.Hefner, Robert. A loss for city of poets. The Canberra Times. 18. 12 January 1997.
- 6.Austlit. J. R. Rowland AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. austlit.edu.au.
- 7.26 January 1981.
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