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David Horton

  • David Horton is a writer and polymath. He has qualifications in both science and the arts with careers in biology, archaeology, publishing some 100 scientific papers and a number of books on biology and archaeology.

    DavidHortonNow retired to become a professional writer and farmer, he often screams at tv news bulletins, writes a blog, writes a newspaper column, and edits his local paper.

    His books include The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia (1994 - winner NSW Premier's Literary Award) and The Pure State of Nature (2000).

    He is also the creator of the Indigenous Language Map.

    (You can read more by David Horton on his The Watermelon Blog or follow him on Twitter @watermelon_man.)

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