David Unaipon

David Ngunaitponi
Unaipon in the late 1920s
Born
David Ngunaitponi

(1872-09-28)28 September 1872
Died7 February 1967(1967-02-07) (aged 94)
NationalityAboriginal Australian (Portaulun)[1]
Other namesDavid Unaipon (Anglicisation)
EducationRaukkan mission school
SpouseKatherine Carter (née Sumner)
Parents
David Unaipon in 1938

David Ngunaitponi (28 September 1872 – 7 February 1967), known as David Unaipon, was an Aboriginal Australian preacher, inventor, and author. A Ngarrindjeri man, his contribution to Australian society helped to break many stereotypes of Aboriginal people, and he is featured on the Australian $50 note in commemoration of his work. He was the son of preacher and writer James Unaipon.

  1. ^ Tindale 1974, p. 217.


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