The famous person is David Unaipon. Unaipon is featured on the front $50 Australian note. He was born on 28 September 1872 at the Point McLeay Mission, South Australia. He died on 7 February 1967. He was a preacher, inventor and writer.
David Unaipon was the first Aboriginal person in Australia to write and publish a book. His two most famous books are Aboriginal legends (1927) and Native legends (1929).
Unaipon's fascination for science was kindled under the teaching of Mr.W.Hutley. Unaipon went on to develop many inventions including an improved hand-piece for sheep-shearing which was patented in 1909 with the help of Herbert Basedow a former south Australian protector of Aborigines .
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