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Sir Redmond Barry, KCMG QC (7 June 1813 – 23 November 1880), was a colonial judge in Victoria, Australia of Anglo-Irish origins. Barry was the inaugural Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, serving from 1853 until his death in 1880. He is arguably best known for having sentenced Ned Kelly to death.
- Chancellor, judge
- 23 November 1880 (aged 67), Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
Redmond Barry rides off toward a neutral German territory, hoping for better fortune. His bad luck continues, however, as he is joined on the road by a Prussian officer. The German soon realises that Redmond is a deserter, but rather than turn him over to the British to be hanged, impresses him into the Prussian army (for a bounty).
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- 224
- 1844
- Picaresque novel
Trama. Il film si divide in: Parte I: Con quali mezzi Redmond Barry acquisì lo stile e il titolo di Barry Lyndon. Parte II: Resoconto delle sventure e dei disastri che accaddero a Barry Lyndon. Tra le due parti è presente un breve intervallo, con 40 secondi di schermo nero.
Redmond Barry, Judge (1813-1880) Sir Redmond Barry is best remembered for his remarkable influence on the cultural life of Victoria through his role as founder of both the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Public Library, now the State Library of Victoria.
31 dic 2020 · Kubrick mette in scena la vita di questo avventuriero, una canaglia in buona fede: nato Redmond Barry, povero e con smania di ricchezza, diventa poi Barry Lyndon, è un antieroe, ed è questo...
23 nov 2016 · Sir Redmond Barry (1813-1880), judge, was born on 7 June 1813 at Ballyclough, County Cork, Ireland, the third son of Major-General Henry Green Barry and his wife Phoebe, née Drought. Brought up an Anglican, he was educated first at 'Old Curtain's' private academy on the shores of Cork Harbour.
Born Redmond Barry, he leaves his homeland after shooting a man in a duel. He becomes a soldier of fortune in both the English and Prussian armies and later works as a professional gambler. Remade as a man of fashion, he courts a wealthy widow, marries her, and assumes her aristocratic name of Lyndon.
