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Australian poet and writer for children
A.K.A.
Richardson, Robert, 1850-1901
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Birth:
7 January 1850(New South Wales, Australia)
Death:
4 October 1901(Armidale, New South Wales, Australia)
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Biography
Robert Richardson (1850–1901) was an Australian journalist, poet and writer for children, possibly the first Australian-born children's writer. 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.
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.
He left Australia for a life in Edinburgh in 1886 before returning to Sydney around 1894. He died in Armidale on 4 October 1901.