Malcolm Henry Ellis

Malcolm Henry Ellis (21 August 1890 – 18 January 1969) was an Australian journalist, historian, critic, reviewer and staunch anti-communist.^[1]

Due to his staunch criticism of the writing of Manning Clark he almost subverted the launching of the Australian Dictionary of Biography and also his review is in some memories the main legacy of his otherwise extensive works.^[2]

Awards

• 1942 he was awarded the S. H. Prior by the Bulletin for his John Murtagh Macrossan lectures at the University of Queensland on Macquarie
• He was appointed C.M.G. in 1956

Notes

1. ^ http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140108b.htm and B. H. Fletcher, 'Ellis, Malcolm Henry (1890 - 1969)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, Melbourne University Press, 1996, pp 95-97.
2. ^ Andrew Moore (1999) History without facts: M. H. Ellis, Manning Clark and the origins of the Australian Dictionary of Biography Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Dec, 1999 also at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4817/is_2_85/ai_n28745196/. Given the extent of Malcolm Ellis's contribution to historical scholarship, it is curious that sometimes he should be more widely remembered for a single book review. This was `History Without Facts', published in The Bulletin on 22 September 1962. Ellis's response to the first volume of Manning Clark's history of Australia shaped contemporary and subsequent responses to Clark's ambitious project. In less than subtle terms Malcolm Ellis introduced a new pastime to Australian public and intellectual life, that of Manning Clark `bashing'

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Persondata
Name	Ellis, Malcolm Henry
Alternative names	Ellis, M.H.
Short description
Date of birth	21-09-1890
Place of birth	Dirranbandi, Queensland
Date of death	18-01-1969
Place of death	Mosman, New South Wales