Frank Tate (educator)
Frank Tate | |
|---|---|
1927 caricature by Reynolds | |
| Born | 18 June 1864 |
| Died | 28 June 1939 (aged 75) |
| Education | Castlemaine State School |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Educationalist |
| Known for |
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| Spouse |
Ada Hodgkiss
(m. 1888; died 1932) |
Frank Tate CMG (18 June 1864 – 28 June 1939)[1] was an Australian educationist who is best known for his efforts in expanding secondary education in Victoria, Australia.
Early life
Frank Tate was born on 18 June 1864 to Aristides Franklin Tate (better known as Henry) and his wife Mary Bessy (née Lomas) in Mopoke Gully, near Castlemaine, Victoria. Henry Tate managed gold mining companies, and was sometimes a shopkeeper. In 1873 the family moved the Melbourne.[1]
Tate began his education at the Castlemaine state school.[2] After moving to Melbourne he attended the Old Model School in Melbourne. In 1877, after completing his primary education, he enrolled as a pupil-teacher. At the end of the four-year training programme (in which he failed his annual examinations twice), Tate enrolled at the Training Institution for a further two years.[1]
Legacy
A Secondary Teachers College Hostel is named 'Frank Tate House'. There is also a building at The University of Melbourne's Parkville campus named after him.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Frank Tate (1864–1939)]". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- ^ Public Record Office Victoria
External links
- Frank Tate and his work for education at the National Library of Australia