Life Summary

Name	Marcus Andrew Clarke
Alternative Names	Peripatetic Philosopher
Born	24 April, 1846 London, Middlesex, England
Died	2 August, 1881 (aged 35) St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	erysipelas
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	columnist (1867-1881) Victoria, Australia journalist (1867-1881) Victoria, Australia playwright (1867-1881) Victoria, Australia magazine/journal editor (1868-1870) Victoria, Australia magazine/journal owner (1868-1869) Victoria, Australia novelist (1868-1881) Victoria, Australia librarian (1870-1881) Victoria, Australia public servant (1870-1881) Victoria, Australia
Key Events *	Royal Tour, 1868 (journalist)
Legacies *	Marcus Clarke St (Canberra) (eponym)
Workplaces *	Age (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist) Daily Telegraph (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist) Herald (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist) Argus (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1865) Colonial Monthly (Melbourne) magazine (owner, 1868) Colonial Monthly (Melbourne) magazine (editor, 1868-1869) Humbug (Melbourne) magazine (owner, 1869) Australian Journal (magazine) (editor, 1870-1872) State Library of Victoria (librarian, 1873-1881)

* Dates are approximate

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