Peter Dodds McCormick

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Peter Dodds McCormick was a Scottish-born Australian schoolteacher and songwriter best known for writing the music and lyrics to "Advance Australia Fair," which later became Australia's national anthem.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian composer
human
schoolteacher
songwriter
birthCountry Scotland
birthDate 1834-01-01
birthPlace Port Glasgow NERFINISHED
burialPlace Rookwood Cemetery
citizenshipStatus naturalised Australian
composed Advance Australia Fair
composedMusicFor Advance Australia Fair
countryOfCitizenship Australia
deathDate 1916-10-30
emigratedTo Australia
ethnicOrigin Scottish
familyName McCormick
gender male
genre patriotic song
givenName Peter
knownFor writing the Australian national anthem "Advance Australia Fair"
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Peter Dodds McCormick
nationality Australian
notableRole author of the tune and words of "Advance Australia Fair"
notableWork Advance Australia Fair
occupation composer
schoolteacher
songwriter
religion Presbyterianism
residence Sydney
workLocation New South Wales
wrote Advance Australia Fair
wroteLyricsFor Advance Australia Fair

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