Myer Kangan
Myer Kangan
Kangan was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1917 and was of Russian Jewish descent. He attended Brisbane State High School, and then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland. He joined the Commonwealth public service during World War II on an aircraft design project, and later joined the Department of Labour.[1]
In 1973, the federal minister for education,
After his retirement, Kangan founded the Jewish Centre on Ageing in Sydney, for elderly members of the Jewish community to continue living in a traditional manner outside of nursing homes. He died of heart disease on 4 October 1991, aged 74.[1] The Victorian TAFE college Kangan Institute was named after him in honour of his contribution to technical and further education.
References
- ^ a b "Kangan, Myer (1917–1991)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "New concepts – TAFE 1974–1987" (PDF). Department of Education. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 May 2016.