Black, Hermann David

Born: 15 November 1907

Died: 28 February 1990

Married: 1. ?; 2. 1963 Joyce

Education: Fort Street Boys High School; 1923 Entered University of Sydney; 1927 Graduated Bec, First Class Honours, University Medal, and the Jones Medal (for the best graduate becoming a teacher); 1937 Mec (Hons I).

Career:

1932 Acting Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Sydney

1933 Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Sydney

1935 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Sydney

1936 to 1938 Rockefeller Research Fellow in the Social Sciences, USA (mainly at Harvard University)

1938 to 1989 "Notes on the News", ABC radio

1939 to 1945 Economic Adviser to the NSW Treasury

1944 to 1969 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Sydney

1949 to 1990 Fellow of Senate of the University of Sydney

Lecturer, University of Sydney Extension Board, travelling to various country centres to deliver lectures

1951 Guest of the United States Government under the auspices of the State Department to study the formation of American Foreign and Economic Policy

1953 to 1958 Editor, Australian Outlook

1956 Acting Professor of Economics, University of Sydney and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Economics

1959 Delegate to 6th Unofficial Commonwealth Relations Conference of the Institute of International Affairs in New Zealand

1965 to 1989 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney

15 November 1969 Retired from academic staff of the University of Sydney

16 November 1969 Appointed Temporary Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney

1 December 1969 Deputy Chancellor, University of Sydney

1 January 1970 Senior Fellow in Economics

4 May 1970 to 28 February 1990 Chancellor of the University of Sydney

1971 Hon.Dlitt (University of Newcastle)

1974 Knighted

1982 Rotary Vocational Service Award

1986 AC (Companion of the Order of Australia)

1988 Hon. Doctor of the University (University of New England)

20 December 1989 Hon. Doctor of the University (Usyd)
President, Australian Institution of International Affairs
Chairman, University Extension Board,
Joint Committee for Tutorial Classes
President, Economics Society of Australia & New Zealand (NSW branch)
President, Oriental Society of Australia

Honorary Positions:
1970 to 1985 Member, Board of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Board, Tax Research Foundation
From 1982 Trustee, Sir Zelman Cowan Australian Universities Trust
From 1977 Founder and Patron, University of Sydney Chancellors Committee
Chairman, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
Patron, University of Sydney Union
Honorary Member, Rotary Club of South Sydney

Sir Hermann Blacks private funeral service was held on 5 March 1990, and a Memorial Ceremony was held in the Great Hall, University of Sydney on 23 March 1990. It is estimated that he graduated over 60,000 students during his time as Chancellor, at that time approximately half of all the graduates of the University.