Patrick Troy

Patrick Nicol Troy (22 January 1936 – 24 July 2018) was an Australian academic who served as Vale Professor Emeritus at Australian National University.[1]

His father was Paddy Troy. The younger Troy was raised in Fremantle and trained as a civil engineer. He joined the faculty of Australian National University in 1965 and retired in 2011. Over the course of his career, Troy was named an Officer of the Order of Australia and granted fellowship by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. He died in Canberra on 24 July 2018.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "VC's Update - Vale Professor Patrick Troy AO". Australian National University. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "ANU mourns Professor Patrick Troy AO". Australian National University. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Powell, Tony (4 August 2018). "Patrick Troy obituary: missionary for better cities". Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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