Public Figure Profiles

Walter Murdoch

Sir Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch, (17 September 1874 – 30 July 1970) was a prominent Australian academic and essayist famous for his intelligence and wit. He was a founding professor of English and former Chancellor of the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, Western Australia.

A member of the prominent Australian Murdoch family, he was the father of Catherine, later prominent as Dr Catherine King (1904–2000), a radio broadcaster in Western Australia; the uncle of both Sir Keith, a journalist and newspaper executive, and Ivon, a soldier in the Australian Army; and the great uncle of international media proprietor Rupert Murdoch.

Murdoch University is named in Sir Walter's honour; as is Murdoch, the suburb surrounding its main campus, located in Perth, Western Australia.

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Some of their strengths

Walter Murdoch has many admirable traits.

Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Creative, Honest, Ambitious, Self-reliant, Protective, and Altruistic.

Smart and Sophisticated

According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Walter Murdoch is someone who is a smart, sophisticated, and organized person who displays kindness and grace in every day interactions, and who also has a passionate soul. A person who is ambitious and motivated.

Charming and Sophisticated

Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Walter Murdoch well know them as someone who can be classy, glamorous, and worldly, like jewelry.

Ambitious and Forceful

According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Walter Murdoch as someone who is ambitious, hard-working, determined, and intelligent.

A person who has a knack for identifying opportunities, has amazing concentration and focus, who can work independently, who likes starting new things, and who is somewhat of an intellectual.

Assertive and Protective

Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Walter Murdoch is someone who is a somewhat private person who has a strong personality and ability to read other people.

They are also someone who is creative, expressive, and insightful, and who has a pioneering spirit with self-determination and natural artistic expression.

Altruistic and Purposeful

According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Walter Murdoch tends to be someone who has a desire to be of service to a higher calling and who is always trying to perfect things. Who can be practical and polished, reserved and methodical, and who tends to trust internal judgment before trusting anyone else at face value.

Some of Walter Murdoch's challenges

While Walter Murdoch has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.

For example, Walter Murdoch can be Difficult, Perfectionist, Impulsive, Careless, Relentless, Inflexible, and Worrying.

Difficult and Perfectionist

One of Walter Murdoch's key challenges is that they are someone who can be difficult and too much of a perfectionist.

Relentless and Inflexible

Walter Murdoch is someone who can be relentless, obsessive, and inflexible, who can be confrontational with work colleagues, can have difficulty communicating feelings and be somewhat reclusive, and who can be self-destructive, overindulgent, and extravagant.

Critical and Bossy

Finally, Walter Murdoch also can be too focused on the small details of life, try to control whatever is happening, and be finicky and demanding.

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