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Name	Leslie Holdsworth Allen
Born	21 June, 1879 Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
Died	5 January, 1964 (aged 84) Moruya, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Congregational Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1911-1918) New South Wales, Australia academic (1918-1964) Australian Capital Territory, Australia art collector (1918-1964) Australian Capital Territory, Australia classicist (1918-1964) Australian Capital Territory, Australia literary scholar (1918-1964) Australian Capital Territory, Australia playwright (1918-1964) Australian Capital Territory, Australia poet (1918-1964) Australian Capital Territory, Australia censor (1933-1964) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate