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Alfred Deakin
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Australian politician (1856–1919)
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Alfred Deakin was an Australian politician, diplomat, journalist, and poet who served as Prime Minister of Australia, Attorney-General for Australia, and Minister for Foreign Affairs. A member of the Protectionist Party, he was born in Melbourne in 1856 and worked in Canberra. Deakin wrote in English, with notable works including *The federal story*, *Temple and tomb in India*, *Imperial federation*, *Irrigated India*, *An Australian view of India and Ceylon*, and *“And be one people”*.
He died in Melbourne in 1919 from natural causes. His medical condition was Alzheimer's disease, which was also the cause of his death. Deakin is referenced by 787 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1856
- Died
- 1919
- Works
- 11
Top works
- The federal story
- Temple and tomb in India
- Imperial federation
- Irrigated India, an Australian view of India and Ceylon
- "And be one people"
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
Discography
- Sleep Cycle2016
- Harpy Sketches2016
- Harpy Sketches2016
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide
· 2007 · cited 13,136x
- Mutation and Cancer: Statistical Study of Retinoblastoma
· 1971 · cited 5,403x
- G PROTEINS: TRANSDUCERS OF RECEPTOR-GENERATED SIGNALS
· 1987 · cited 5,000x
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2022 · cited 4,823x
- The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Glioblastoma
· 2013 · cited 4,493x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “He was timorous, changeable, inconsistent, erratic, gloomy and absorbed, then sparkling and excitable by turns, his fine face pale and puffy — his fine head rapidly turning grey — his figure growing too portly — his hand trembling, his eye restless, his demeanour that of one who drifted in and out of dreams and some of them bad dreams.”
- “He sought rest only in perpetual physical motion.”
- “His nervous instability was painful, his poses perpetual and his vanity colossal.”
- “He had apparently no illusions, no passions and no pre dominantly great ideals. He had the official manner, imperturbable and impenetrable, which would have made the fortune of an ambassador in Bismarck's eves.”
- “Sir Thomas was a man of business, stout, florid, choleric, curt and Cromwellian.”
- “In public life ... he had but one aim — his own aggrandisement.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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Encyclopedic overview
Personal details Born(1856-08-03)3 August 1856 Fitzroy, Colony of Victoria
Died7 October 1919(1919-10-07) (aged 63) South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alfred Deakin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.