Talk:Frank Hann

Death of Frank Hann

Newspapers of the day reported that Frank Hann died on Sunday night, which was the 21st August. The Australian Dictionary of Biography source quotes that he died on 23 August, which was the date of publication of newspapers with the announcement. The 23rd August 1921 was a Tuesday. Summerdrought (talk) 07:09, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Year of Frank Hann's birth

I have altered the year of birth of Frank Hann to 1845, using three references as the rationale. (1) "Do not yield to despair: Frank Hugh Hann's exploration diaries in the arid interior of Australia, 1895-1908. Compiled by Mike Donaldson and Ian Elliot." clearly state his date of birth as 19 October 1845. (2) The newspaper article (note 1) reporting his death states that he was 75 years old in August 1921. He would have been 74 if born in 1846. (3) This newspaper article of 1934 states that he was born in 1845, however on the computer screen the date may look like 1846 until zoomed in, when it becomes clear that the year is 1845. Sunday Times (Perth W.A.) Sunday 10 June 1934 Summerdrought (talk) 02:35, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Killing for anthropology

According to this diary extract, and the satiric poem by "Dryblower", Frank Hann used to kill, or did at least once kill, Aboriginals in order to collect anthropological specimens. [1] It would be good to confirm this report and add details to the entry. - Sonofcawdrey (talk) 21:49, 1 August 2020 (UTC)