Diane Linley Langmore AM (born 1941) is an Australian historian best known for her work as general editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Diane Langmore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation |
|
| Education | University of Melbourne University of Papua New Guinea |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Notable awards | Australian Dictionary of Biography Medal |
Education and career
editLangmore was born in Melbourne in 1941.[1] She matriculated from Firbank Church of England Girls' School in 1958. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BA (1963) and DipEd (1964).[2] She then completed a MA at the University of Papua New Guinea (1973), followed by a PhD at the Australian National University (1982).[3]
She joined the staff of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) in 1982 as a research editor and was promoted to deputy general editor in 1997. When general editor John Ritchie had a stroke, Langmore took over as acting general editor but was not confirmed in the role until May 2004.[3] Under her stewardship Volume 16 was completed and published in 2002, Volume 17 in 2007 and Volume 18 was a quarter complete prior to her retirement in May 2008.[2] Langmore contributed 50 biographies to the ADB.[4]
In the 2008 Australia Day Honours Langmore was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service in recording the history of social sciences and humanities as General Editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography".[5] In 2009 she was awarded the Australian Dictionary of Biography Medal.[1]
Selected works
editAs author
edit- Langmore, Diane (1974), Tamate, a king: James Chalmers in New Guinea, 1877–1901, Melbourne University Press, ISBN 978-0-522-84079-7
- Langmore, Diane (1989), Missionary lives: Papua, 1874–1914, University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 978-0-585-27650-2
- Langmore, Diane; Dasenbrock, Reed Way (1992), Prime ministers' wives: The public and private lives of ten Australian women, McPhee Gribble, ISBN 978-0-86914-269-1
- Langmore, Diane (1997), Glittering surfaces: A life of Maie Casey, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-302-4
As editor
edit- Ritchie, John; Langmore, Diane, eds. (1966), Australian dictionary of biography: 1940–1980, Pik–Z, vol. 16, Melbourne University Press (published 2002), ISBN 978-0-522-84997-4
- Langmore, Diane, ed. (1966), Australian dictionary of biography: 1940–1980, Pik–Z, vol. 17 (published 2007), ISBN 978-0-522-84997-4
References
edit- ^ a b "Diane Langmore". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ a b Bennet, Darryl; Nolan, Melanie (2013). "The Di Langmore Era, and Going Online, 2002–2008". In Nolan, Melanie; Fernon, Christine (eds.). The ADB's Story. ANU Press. p. 183. doi:10.22459/adbs.10.2013. ISBN 978-1-925021-20-2.
- ^ a b Langmore, Diane (1981), European missionaries in Papua, 1874–1914: A group portrait, retrieved 4 October 2021
- ^ "Browse by author: Langmore, Diane". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Dr Diane Linley Langmore". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.