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The Strange Afterlife of L. F. Giblin

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Long before the publication of Giblin’s Platoon by William Coleman, Selwyn Cornish and Alf Hagger in 2006 there was an earlier attempt at writing L. F. Giblin’s biography. This paper examines the attempts made to write it in the immediate years following his death in 1951. While a biography was at one stage in prospect, it was replaced by an edited book of essays written by his colleagues celebrating both Giblin’s many-sided life as well as his contribution to Australian economic thought. Unfortunately, it became a protracted production with some key players not contributing; nor did it prove an entirely satisfactory volume on disclosing what made Giblin tick. In the 1970s Sir Roland Wilson led a campaign to enable the University of Tasmania to have a tangible memorial to celebrate Giblin’s association with that place of higher learning. This effort, too, led to a rather bizarre outcome.

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  • Alex Millmow, 2024. "The Strange Afterlife of L. F. Giblin," History of Economics Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 89(1), pages 3-17, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rherxx:v:89:y:2024:i:1:p:3-17
    DOI: 10.1080/10370196.2024.2436690
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