Joseph Parsons (1876–1951) was a long-serving principal of Perth Modern School and an influential West Australian educator.

Parsons was principal for 27 years, from 1912 to 1939.[1]

He was born in Moscow and emigrated to Australia from England in 1886. By 1901 he was a headmaster in the WA Goldfields town of Boulder, and impressed Cecil Andrews, and in 1905 was made head of Perth Boys School.[2]

Parsons died in 1951 and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery. A library at Perth Modern is named for him.

References

  1. ^ School, Perth Modern. "User Log In".
  2. ^ Watts, Owen F. "Biography - Joseph Parsons - Australian Dictionary of Biography". Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 13 April 2017.


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