• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE0311

Derham, Dorothy Lush

(1889 – 1978)
  • Born 1 January 1889, Kew, Victoria, Australia
  • Died 28 February 1978, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
  • Occupation Academic, Poet

Summary

Dorothy Derham was the daughter of H. and Grace Derham (née Taylor and one of four sisters including Jeannie ‘Mrs Aeneas’ Gunn), graduated at the University of Melbourne (B.A. 1919, Dip.Ed. 1920, M.A. 1921) and taught English and French to the examination forms at Ruyton Girls’ School. She was first cousin to Alfred and Enid Derham, and a close friend of the latter.

Archival resources

  • The University of Melbourne Archives
    • Derham, Dorothy Lush

Published resources