Van_Vanthoff

Van Vanthoff

Van Vanthoff

Australian public servant (1894–1967)

Percival Evert Russell "Van" Vanthoff OBE (12 January 1894 – 30 July 1967) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from May until December 1958.

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Life and career

Van Vanthoff was born in Cobram, Victoria on 12 January 1894 to parents Isaac and Mary Jane Vanthoff.[1]

In World War I, Vanthoff served in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.[1]

He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in May 1958.[2] In the role, he oversaw development of an automatic teleprinter switching system for telegraphs, and worked to provide a six-tube coaxial cable between Sydney and Melbourne.[1] Vanthoff retired in December 1958.[1]

Vanthoff died on 30 July 1967 in Richmond, Melbourne.[1]

Awards

In January 1955 Vanthoff was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Blaazer, D.P. (2002). "Percival Evert Russell Vanthoff (1894–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014.
  2. [2]
    CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 November 2014
  3. [3]
    "Search Australian Honours: VANTHOFF, Percival Evert Russell", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 25 November 2014
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