Ruth Fairfax
Facts
17 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- October 8, 1878
- Date of death
- February 1, 1948
- Place of birth
- Lue
- Place of death
- Sydney
- Occupation
- philanthropist
- Educated at
- SCEGGS Darlinghurst[8]
- Award received
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Queen Elisabeth Medal[9][10][11]
- Child
- Vincent Fairfax[6]
- Affiliation
- Country Women's Association, State Library of New South Wales (1937–1948)[16][17]
- Birth name
- Ruth Beatrice Dowling[18]
- Imported from
- wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Library and Information Science
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ruth Fairfax.png ↗
- Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
- fairfax-ruth-beatrice-6134
- Australian Women's Register ID
- PR00167b
- Freebase ID
- /m/0dgn2wt
- NLA Trove people ID
- 767082
- Obituaries Australia ID
- fairfax-ruth-beatrice-6134
- People Australia ID
- 6134
- Prabook ID
- 1899900
- WikiTree person ID
- Dowling-2972
- Women Australia ID
- fairfax-ruth-beatrice-6134
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Summary
Ruth Fairfax's place of birth was Lue[1]. She was born on October 8, 1878[2]. She died in Sydney[3]. She died on February 1, 1948[4]. She worked as a philanthropist[5].
Body
Recognition
Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9], a grade of an order[19], in United Kingdom[20]; Member of the Order of the British Empire[10], an award[21], in United Kingdom[22]; and Queen Elisabeth Medal[11], a civil decoration[23], in Belgium[24], founded in 1915[25].
FAQs
Where was Ruth Fairfax born?
Ruth Fairfax was born in Lue[1].
Where did Ruth Fairfax die?
Ruth Fairfax passed away in Sydney[3].
What did Ruth Fairfax do for work?
Ruth Fairfax worked as philanthropist[5].
Where did Ruth Fairfax go to school?
Ruth Fairfax was educated at SCEGGS Darlinghurst[8].
What awards did Ruth Fairfax receive?
Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9], Member of the Order of the British Empire[10], and Queen Elisabeth Medal[11].