Ross Steele AM is an Australian author, academic and Francophile.
During his career he has held teaching positions at the "Paris-Sorbonne University, the University of New South Wales, Harvard University, and the University of Sydney". He has published thirty-seven books in French and English on subjects including French culture, language and the teaching of French language.
Steele has received a number of awards including Member of the Order of Australia (2006), Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1996), and Officier in the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur in 2008.
Steele is mentioned in the closing credits of the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
References
- Ross Steele named Honorary Fellow, sydney.edu.au. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- "It's an honour", itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "Arts Undergraduate Handbook 2008", University of Sydney, p. 16. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "Remise de la Légion d’Honneur à M. Ross Steele (12 mars 2009)" La France en Australie - Ambassade de France à Canberra. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "1960s" (PDF). Sydney Alumni Magazine. The University of Sydney. Winter 2009. p. 39. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Ross Steele interviewed by James Waites, nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome End Credits (AMC 2007), youtube.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Ross Steele named Honorary Fellow, at University of Sydney, 21 April 2022
- 2008 Alumni Awards Recipients – The University of Sydney
- Newspaper articles about Ross Steele, trove.nla.gov.au.
- Marina Finlay portrait of Prof. Ross Steele - oil on canvas, finalist in Portia Geach 2020
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