| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Australian Dictionary of Biography |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Volume | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780522861310 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Abstract
Harold White (1914-1987), engineer and public servant, was born on 4 May 1914 at Broughton, Greater Manchester, England, son of Perec Israel Vitofsky, artist (painter), and his wife Minnie, née Green. In 1918 his father, a naturalised British subject of Lithuanian descent, formally changed the family name to White by deed poll. In 1924 the Whites and their four children migrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne