Background
Austin was born in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, and was the second of four sons. His mother was Jane Elizabeth.
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Mervyn Austin
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He was a resident of Trinity College within the University of Melbourne and graduated as a Bachelor of Arts.
Career
Mervyn"s father was James William Ashworth Austin, a real-estate agent. From 1927 to 1931, Austin was a student at Melbourne Grammar School. In 1936 he was elected Victorian Rhodes Scholar and in 1937 entered Christ Church, Oxford.
He was later awarded a Master of Arts, 1943, and a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of London.
During World World War II, Austin enlisted in Melbourne and served as a Flying Officer with the Royal Australian Air Force. Upon his return to Australia in 1939, he was appointed senior classics master at his old school. After the war, he obtained a lectureship at the University of Street Andrews, Scotland.
Headmaster
From 1950 until 1951 Austin was the headmaster of Newington College in Sydney. Professor
Austin then served as the Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Western Australia (University of Western Australia) from 1952 until 1978 and was chairman of the Professorial Board in 1963 and 1964.
After his retirement from the university he was appointed emeritus professor and was the Warden of Convocation from 1980 until 1982.
A trust funds a bursary for students of Ancient Greek in memory of Austin"s considerable contributions to the study of Greek, the classics and ancient history at University of Western Australia. This has now been converted to support a fund for visiting lecturers.
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Membership
Foreign three years, he was a member of the school"s 1st XI cricket side and was captain in his final year.
