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Name	Sir Roy Burman Grounds
Born	18 December, 1905 St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	2 March, 1981 (aged 75) Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (throat)
Education *	Melbourne Grammar School (student, ?-1923) Brighton Technical School (Melbourne) (student) University of Melbourne (student, 1927-1928)
Occupation *	architect (1928-1981) Victoria, Australia airman/woman (1942-1945) Federal, Australia academic (1951-1953) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (airman)
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1969)
Clubs *	Boobooks (Melbourne) (member) Chevaliers du Tastevin (Melbourne) (member) Halftime Club (Melbourne) (member) Melbourne Club (member, ?-1981)
Key Organisations *	Royal Victorian Institute of Architects (associate, 1947-1951) Royal Victorian Institute of Architects (fellow, 1951-1981)
Workplaces *	Blackett & Forster (employee) University of Melbourne (architecture) (academic, 1951-1953)

* Dates are approximate

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