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John Monash

1865 - 1931

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General Sir John Monash, (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the war and then, shortly after its outbreak, became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt, with which he took part in the Gallipoli campaign. In July 1916, he took charge of the newly raised 3rd Division in north-western France and, in May 1918, became commander of the Australian Corps, at that time the largest corps on the Western Front. According to historian A. J. P. Taylor, he was "the only general of creative originality produced by the First World War". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Monash is the 334th most popular engineer (down from 321st in 2019), the 323rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, John Monash ranks 334 out of 389. Before him are Othmar Ammann, Beatrice Hicks, Aldo Costa, Ove Arup, Jesse Ramsden, and Verghese Kurien. After him are Da-Wen Sun, Isaac Roberts, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Octave Chanute, Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, and T. Keith Glennan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, John Monash ranks 155. Before him are Ferdinand Feyerick, John Stanley Plaskett, Pavel Shternberg, Wilhelm Wirtinger, Leónidas Plaza, and Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels. After him are Arthur Symons, Janez Evangelist Krek, Charles Stanton Ogle, Charles Sands, Susan La Flesche Picotte, and Gifford Pinchot. Among people deceased in 1931, John Monash ranks 138. Before him are Daniel Chester French, Lidiya Tseraskaya, Rolf Johnsson, Marvin Hart, Edward Goodrich Acheson, and Luigi Galleani. After him are Alma Rubens, Harry Clarke, Louis Wolheim, Charles Clary, Tom Roberts, and Charles Hefferon.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Monash ranks 323 out of 1,143. Before him are Mike Chapman (1947), Markus Zusak (1975), Cecil Healy (1881), Tina Arena (1967), Clare Dennis (1916), and Jason Donovan (1968). After him are Mary MacKillop (1842), Peter Garrett (1953), Vern Schuppan (1943), Joseph Lyons (1879), Gail Chanfreau (1945), and Ken Fletcher (1940).

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Among ENGINEERS In Australia

Among engineers born in Australia, John Monash ranks 2. Before him are Brian McGuire (1945). After him are Sam Michael (1971).

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