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Childe, Vere Gordon (1892–1957)

archaeologist and political theorist

Gordon Childe, by Andrew Swan Watson, 1930s

Gordon Childe, by Andrew Swan Watson, 1930s

National Library of Australia, 23815428

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Gordon Childe, by Andrew Swan Watson, 1930s

Gordon Childe, by Andrew Swan Watson, 1930s

National Library of Australia, 23815428

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Birth

14 April, 1892
North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

19 October, 1957 (aged 65)
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

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