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Dr. James Sykes Battye (1871 – 1954) was the first chief librarian of the Victoria Public Library in Perth, Western Australia. He was a leading historian, librarian and public figure in Western Australian and also served as a Chancellor of the University of Western Australia. In 1951, ''The West Australian'' newspaper designated him as the Principal librarian and secretary of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia Battye Street in the Canberra suburb of Bruce is named in his honour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Street and Suburb Names - Battye Street, Bruce )〕 ==Biogrpahy== Battye came to Western Australia from Victoria in 1894 to take up the position which he held until his death in 1954. Although not directly within his professional role, he developed a strong interest in Western Australian history and began collecting material from early in the century. The J S Battye Library is named in his honour. "Battye" is a local term for the library and also his ''History of Western Australia'' volume published at the time of the Western Australia centenary celebrations in 1929. 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「James Battye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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