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Richard Johnson (1753–1807)
Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to: Academics * Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic * Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering * Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of New Orleans * Richard Johnson, former director of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies Arts and entertainment * Richard Johnson (war artist) (born 1966), Canadian journalist and war artist * Richard S. Johnson (artist) (born 1939), American painter * Richard Johnson (actor) (1927–2015), English actor * Richard Johnson (columnist), American gossip columnist * Richard Johnson (director) (born 1974), American film director who founded Joystick Films in 2005 * Dick Johnson (clarinetist) (1925–2010), musician, played in the Artie Shaw band * Richard Johnson (16th-century writer) (1573–c. 1659), romance writer * Richard B. Johnson (born 1943), ''Abominable Firebug'' author * Richard Johnson (pianist) (born 1975), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Johnson (academic)
Richard St Clair Johnson (6 June 1929 – 31 August 2019) was an Australian academic and senior public servant. Background and early life Dick Johnson was born in Singapore, one of four children born to Australian parents. His father worked in the insurance industry in Asia. He attended secondary schooling at the Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, Jesuit Riverview College. In 1946 Johnson began a double honours degree in Greek and Latin at the University of Sydney. Career Johnson was Professor of Classics at the Australian National University from 1962 to 1984. In his first year in the role, he established the Australian National University Classics Museum so that Canberra students could learn about ancient Greek and Roman objects. In April 1984, Johnson was appointed Departmental secretary, Secretary of the Department of Education (1984–1987), Department of Education (later, Department of Education and Youth Affairs, Education and Youth Affairs). He left his role in Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |