Robert Strachan Wallace

Sir Robert Strachan Wallace
Vice Chancellor of the
University of Sydney
In office
1928–1947
Preceded byMungo William MacCallum
Succeeded byStephen Henry Roberts
Personal details
Born(1882-08-01)1 August 1882
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died5 September 1961(1961-09-05) (aged 79)
Canberra, Australia
SpouseMary Murray McAdam
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
Christ Church, Oxford
ProfessionAcademic and censor
WebsiteUniversity of Sydney

Sir Robert Strachan Wallace (1 August 1882 – 5 September 1961) was an Australian academic, army officer and film censor. Wallace served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1928 to 1947. He was Australia's chief censor from 1922 to 1927 and served as a member of the Australian Broadcasting Commission from 1932 to 1935.[1][2]

  1. ^ Bygott, Ursula (1990). "Wallace, Sir Robert Strachan (1882–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Sir Robert Wallace". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 January 1941. Retrieved 31 August 2013.