Melbourne University Publishing
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Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) is the book publishing arm of the University of Melbourne
(Australia
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MUP was founded in 1922 as Melbourne University Press to sell books and stationery to students, and then began publishing books itself. The name Melbourne University Publishing was adopted for the business in 2003, but books continue to be published under the Melbourne University Press name.
The Miegunyah Press is an imprint of MUP, established in 1967 under a bequest from businessman and philanthropist Russell Grimwade which publishes academic works. Grimwade's great-grandnephew Andrew Grimwade
is the present patron. Miegunyah is from an Aboriginal language, meaning "my house".
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
).
MUP was founded in 1922 as Melbourne University Press to sell books and stationery to students, and then began publishing books itself. The name Melbourne University Publishing was adopted for the business in 2003, but books continue to be published under the Melbourne University Press name.
The Miegunyah Press is an imprint of MUP, established in 1967 under a bequest from businessman and philanthropist Russell Grimwade which publishes academic works. Grimwade's great-grandnephew Andrew Grimwade
Andrew Grimwade
Sir Andrew Sheppard Grimwade, CBE is an Australian chemical engineer, scientist, philanthropist, businessman and cattle breeder. He is best known for his service for 15 years as honorary President of the National Gallery of Victoria, and 15 years honorary Presidency of the Walter and Eliza Hall...
is the present patron. Miegunyah is from an Aboriginal language, meaning "my house".
Directors of Melbourne University Press
- 1932 to 1942 Frank Wilmot
- 1943 to 1962 Gwyn James
- 1962 to 1988 Peter RyanPeter Ryan (columnist)Peter Allen Ryan was a newspaper columnist, author, World War II spy, director of Melbourne University Press and an officer of the Victorian Supreme Court.Fear Drive My Feet is his famous account of his World War II experiences in New Guinea....
- John IremongerThe Iremonger AwardThe Iremonger Award for Writing on Public Issues is an annual Australian literary award that was established in 2003 by Australian publisher Allen & Unwin to commemorate publisher and author John Iremonger and "foster the sort of ideas that he was so good at cultivating"...
- 2002 to Current Louise AdlerLouise AdlerLouise Adler AM was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1954. She is married to the actor and comedian Max Gillies. In 2008 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to literature....