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Name	Sir Hermann David Black
Born	15 November, 1904 Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	28 February, 1990 (aged 85) St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Lush, George Hermann (cousin) Stone, Julius (colleague) Aston, William John (pupil)
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1927-1933) New South Wales, Australia adult educator (1930-1989) New South Wales, Australia radio commentator (1930-1970) New South Wales, Australia academic (1933-1969) New South Wales, Australia economist (1933-1969) New South Wales, Australia government adviser (1939-1945) New South Wales, Australia university chancellor (1970-1990) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate