Ross Steele
Australian writer
Ross Steele AM is an Australian author, academic and Francophile.
During his career he has held teaching positions at the "Paris-Sorbonne University, the University of New South Wales, Harvard University, and the University of Sydney".[1] He has published thirty-seven books in French and English on subjects including French culture, language and the teaching of French language.
Steele has received a number of awards including Member of the Order of Australia (2006),[2] Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1996),[3][4] and Officier in the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur in 2008.[5][6]
Steele is mentioned in the closing credits of the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.[7][better source needed]
References
- ^ Ross Steele named Honorary Fellow, sydney.edu.au. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "It's an honour", itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Arts Undergraduate Handbook 2008", University of Sydney, p. 16. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Remise de la Légion d’Honneur à M. Ross Steele (12 mars 2009)" La France en Australie - Ambassade de France à Canberra. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "1960s" (PDF). Sydney Alumni Magazine. The University of Sydney. Winter 2009. p. 39. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Ross Steele interviewed by James Waites, nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome End Credits (AMC 2007), youtube.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ross Steele.
- Official website
- Ross Steele named Honorary Fellow, at University of Sydney, 21 April 2022
- 2008 Alumni Awards Recipients – The University of Sydney
- Newspaper articles about Ross Steele, trove.nla.gov.au.
- Marina Finlay portrait of Prof. Ross Steele - oil on canvas, finalist in Portia Geach 2020
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