Brereton, J. le Gay (John le Gay), 1827-1886
Variant namesFather of Professor J. Le Gay Brereton and grandfather of the poet R. D. FitzGerald. Born in Yorkshire he graduated from Edinburgh University and came to Australia in 1859 where he practiced medicine in Sydney.
From the description of Poems [manuscript]. 1851-1887. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225699667
John Le Gay Brereton in 1902 was appointed Assistant Librarian and later Librarian of Fisher Library, University of Sydney. In 1921 he was appointed Professor of English Literature, University of Sydney. H.R. Mailer, a colleague at Fisher Library went to the Public Library of South Australia in 1910.
From the description of Letters [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225773192
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| creatorOf | Pitt, Marie E. J. (Marie Elizabeth Josephine), 1869-1948. Papers. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Brereton, J. le Gay (John le Gay), 1827-1886. Poems [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Stephens, A. G. (Alfred George), 1865-1933. Poems by various writers [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Brereton, J. le Gay (John le Gay), 1827-1886. Letters [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia |
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| associatedWith | Pitt, Marie E. J. (Marie Elizabeth Josephine), 1869-1948. | person |
| associatedWith | Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890. | person |
| associatedWith | Stephens, A. G. (Alfred George), 1865-1933 | person |
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Birth 1827
Death 1886
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