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Benjamin Thomas Author & Editor

John Riddoch Poynter was Ernest Scott Professor of History at the University of Melbourne, Australia 1966–75 and Deputy Vice-Chancellor 1975–90. He spends his time in retirement writing history, biography and sadonic verse. Some of his previous books are Mr Felton's Bequests and a biography of Russell Grimwade.

Benjamin Thomas is Rusden Curator of Cultural Collections at Trinity College and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Art History.