Mungo MacCallum

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Mungo MacCallum is the name of four prominent Australians (four consecutive generations of the same family). They are:

  • Mungo William MacCallum (1854-1942) was a distinguished Professor of Modern Literature, Vice Chancellor and Chancellor of the University of Sydney.
  • Mungo Lorenz MacCallum (1884-1934) was a Rhodes Scholar, lectured in Roman Law at the University of Sydney and then became a leading writer and book reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald.
  • Mungo Ballardie MacCallum, born in 1913 was a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and also the ABC, producing its opening night of television in 1956.
  • Mungo Wentworth MacCallum, born 1941, son of Mungo Ballardie MacCallum and Diana Wentworth (hence, great-grandson of William Wentworth) is a political journalist who has published several books.

[edit] References

  • Mark Latham's speech launching Mungo Wentworth MacCallum's latest book, Run, Johnny, Run [1].
  • ABC's Dynasties programme on the Wentworth family [2].