Grantlee Kieza
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- Kieza, Grantlee
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Kieza OAM, Grantlee
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- male
- Nationalität
- Australia
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- senior editor
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- Medal of the Order of Australia
Walkley Award (finalist)
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Banks von Grantlee Kieza
The first half of Joseph Banks' consequential life was exceptionally varied and unusual for the time period. Kieza's biograph captures this especially well. But the latter half of Banks' life was more a tale of him holding multiple important positions (i.e., president of the Royal Society for over 40 years), sponsoring and funding other botanical explorers and promoting the sciences. At this point, Kieza's book becomes something more of a tale of the development of early Australia, which Banks definitely influenced but feels like the narrative has slipped off the rails.… (mehr)
A remarkable story about a remarkable woman.
• the detail and aside facts are a bit overwhelming
• it is hard to keep track of family members, a family tree would help
• she was industrious, thrifty and sober
• she displayed enterprise, perseverance and philanthropy
• Her image is on the $20 note
• she was a good example to all
• the detail and aside facts are a bit overwhelming
• it is hard to keep track of family members, a family tree would help
• she was industrious, thrifty and sober
• she displayed enterprise, perseverance and philanthropy
• Her image is on the $20 note
• she was a good example to all
Good introduction (though quite biased towards the good he did) of Governor MacQuarie.
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