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John Vincent Barry John Vincent Barry i(A30540 works by)
Born: Established: 13 Jun 1903 Albury, Albury area, Riverina - Murray area, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 8 Nov 1969 Armadale, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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Australian justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and expert in criminology.

A prolific writer, most of Barry's work was in the field of criminology. A long-serving lawyer and strong opponent of the death penalty, Barry was a foundation member of the Department of Criminology at the University of Melbourne. He was knighted in 1961.

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  • See also Barry's entry at the Australian Dictionary of Biography online:

    http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barry-sir-john-vincent-william-9442

    Sighted: 12/8/2011

Last amended 12 Aug 2011 13:54:58
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