Jean Battersby [SEP] position held
Jean Battersby
Jean Battersby, AO (28 March 1928 – 24 February 2009) was an Australian arts executive and adviser, and the founding chief executive officer of the Australian Council for the Arts in 1968.
Born Jean Robinson in Drouin, Victoria, she attended Geelong Church of England Grammar School and gained a PhD in French literature at the University of Melbourne with a thesis on Charles Baudelaire, and undertook postgraduate studies at the Sorbonne. In 1950 she married Charles Battersby, whom she met as a university student. In
cricket for Devon until the following season. Battersby was in Devon as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of The Devonshire Regiment. By 1940, Battersby was a Colonel in charge of the Infantry Record and Pay Office in Exeter. Later in 1940, he was promoted to Acting Brigadier and in November 1940 he was placed as the commanding officer of the 216th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), a Home Defence brigade which formed part of the Northumberland County Division. He held the position until 1 July 1941. In 1943 he