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Neil Davey | |
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| Born | Neil William Davey 2 February 1921 Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 5 July 2019 (aged 98) Canberra, Australia |
| Other names | Mr. Decimal |
| Education | Frankston High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne (BComm (Hons), 1950) London School of Economics (PhD, 1957) |
| Organization | The Australian Department of the Treasury |
| Known for | CEO & Secretary of the Decimal Currency Board |
| Spouse |
Maria Vrachnas
(m. 1948; died 2019) |
| Children | 2 |
Neil William Davey AO (2 February 1921 – 5 July 2019) was an Australian public servant who oversaw Australia's transition from pounds, shillings and pence to decimal currency. He has been referred to in the media as Australia's "Mr. Decimal".[1][2][3]
- ^ Day, Christopher. "The Quiet Academic They Are Calling Mr Decimal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Warden, Ian. "Gang-gang. The Day Australia Came to its Centses". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016.
- ^ Doherty, Megan (11 February 2016). "50 years of dollars and cents – The Royal Australian Mint celebrates the 50th anniversary of the change to decimal currency". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016.