Robert Richardson | |
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Born | Colony of New South Wales | 7 January 1850
Died | 4 October 1901 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 51)
Occupation | writer and store-keeper |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Years active | 1875โ1901 |
Robert Richardson (1850โ1901) was an Australian journalist, poet and writer for children, possibly the first Australian-born children's writer.[1] He was born in New South Wales, eldest son of John Richardson, a New South Wales politician and store-keeper, and Janet, sister of Peter Nicol Russell.[2]
Richardson completed a B.A. at the University of Sydney and later became well known for his contributions to a number of Sydney and Australian periodicals and newspapers. He was also a member of the firm of Richardson and Company, an Armidale-based millers and general store-keepers, started by his father.[3]
He left Australia for a life in Edinburgh in 1886 before returning to Sydney around 1894. He died in Armidale on 4 October 1901.[3][4]