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John Gorton
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Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)
OverviewAI-generated
John Gorton was an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia. He served as Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence. Born in Melbourne in 1911, he was educated at Brasenose College. Gorton worked in Canberra and held the military rank of flight lieutenant. He participated in the Vietnam War. His political career began in 1940 and ended in 1944. He died in Sydney in 2002.
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Person · Open Library
- Died
- 1835
- Works
- 19
Top works
- A General Biographical Dictionary
- A topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland ...
- A topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland ...
- A topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland ...
- A topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland ...
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,591x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,635x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,910x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,581x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,131x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Governors general
- Lord Casey Sir Paul Hasluck
- Deputy
- John McEwen Doug Anthony
- Preceded by
- John McEwen
- Succeeded by
- William McMahon
- Leader
- William McMahon
- Prime minister
- Harold Holt John McEwen Himself
via Wikipedia infobox
~40 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Member of the Australian Parliament for Higgins In office 24 February 1968 – 11 November 1975 Preceded byHarold Holt Succeeded byRoger Shipton Senator for Victoria In office 22 February 1950 – 1 February 1968 Succeeded byIvor Greenwood
Personal details BornJohn Grey Gorton (1911-09-09)9 September 1911 uncertain – Wellington, New Zealand, or Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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