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Aubrey Hickes Lawson Gibson (4 May 1901 – 26 March 1973) was an Australian businessman, arts patron and art collector. Born and educated in Melbourne, Gibson became a successful businessman in the city, establishing his own company, A.H. Gibson Industries, which was listed on the stock exchange in the 1950s. He was also a director of other major manufacturers and distributors, including Volkswagen Australasia and Hoover Australia. Gibson is notable for his services to the arts. He maintained a substantial private art collection. He was a founding director of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and of the National Trust of Australia, and deputy-chairman of the National Gallery of Victoria. ==Personal== Gibson was born on 4 May 1901 in Kew, Melbourne. The third child of Scottish business manager John Gibson and English born wife Ellen née Lawson,〔Strahan, Frank, 1996. ("Gibson, Aubrey Hickes Lawson (1901–1973)" ), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', vol. 14. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.〕 he was schooled at Melbourne Grammar and the University of Melbourne.〔''Who's Who in Australia 1971'', "Gibson, Aubrey Hickes Lawson" (entry). Adelaide: F. Johns.〕 He briefly studied art at the National Gallery of Victoria drawing school, but concluded that art was not his vocation. He said of that time that "with little resistance I allowed myself to be guided into commercial fields".〔Gibson, Aubrey H. L. 1952. ''The Rosebowl''. Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire, p. 3.〕 He married twice, with children from both marriages. His first wife was Marjorie Isabel Kimpton, whom he married in Melbourne on 3 February 1930, and with whom he had a daughter and a son. They were later divorced, and on 19 September 1947 in Colombo he remarried to Gertrude Jean Balfour, with whom he also had a son.〔 Gibson lived in Hopetoun Rd, Toorak, Victoria for much of his life, but toward the end of his career he maintained a residence in Arthur Circle, Forrest in Canberra.〔〔''Who's Who in Australia 1962'', "Gibson, Aubrey Hickes Lawson" (entry). Adelaide: F. Johns.〕 Gibson died on 26 March 1973, survived by his second wife and a child of each of his marriages.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aubrey Gibson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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