Arthur Denning (23 April 1901 – 27 March 1975) was an Australian

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

. He served as the first director of the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

from 1949 to 1952. In 1955, the title of director was changed to

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External links

Denning, Arthur (1901-1975)
''Australian Dictionary of Biography''

References

1901 births 1975 deaths Vice-chancellors of the University of New South Wales {{Australia-academic-bio-stub