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John Hirst

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Also known as John Bradley Hirst

Australian historian (1942-2016)

Person · Open Library

Works
23

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
AU
Active from
1956-09-03
Active to
2026-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
9
Total plays
27

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    · 1996 · cited 204,252x

  2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,497x

  3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    · 2000 · cited 36,874x

  4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

    · 2007 · cited 35,518x

  5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

    · 1992 · cited 29,119x

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Quotes

  • Much of what now passes for social science is concerned not to explain human differences but to explain them away.
  • The European discovery rather than Aboriginal occupation constitutes Australia's pre-history. Australia - its economy, society and polity - is a construction of European civilisation. Australia did not exist when traditional Aborigines occupied the continent. Aborigines have been participants in Australian history, but that story begins with all the others in 1788.
  • It is somewhat odd that those who are most opposed to tradition and fixed roles in European society hold up as a model Aboriginal society with its pre-programmed roles sanctioned by an unquestionable tradition.
  • Multiculturalists encourage vagueness about 'contributions' to give the impression of equal participation, as in the 'new age' school sports where every player in the team must handle the ball before a goal can be scored. If one were to compose a more precise ethnic history it would read something like this: The English, Irish and Scots were the founding population; they and their children established the Australian nation.
  • Since Australia is an outgrowth of England, European civilisation is also the field of study for an intelligible history of Australia. This does not mean that every history of Australia has to begin with Charlemagne. It does mean that Australian history not set within European civilisation will convey a very poor understanding of Australian society.
  • ... if rights are to be protected there must be a community to which people are warmly attached so that they will care about each other's rights.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bradley
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Adelaide
Place of death
Melbourne
Occupation
historian
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
political history
Image
John Hirst portrait taken in 2015 for the Australian Catholic University.jpg
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date of birth
1942-07-09
date of death
2016-02-03
writing language
English language
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