17 Facts About David Tribe

David Harold Tribe was an Australian secularist, humanist, and author of numerous books, articles and pamphlets.

David Tribe was born in Sydney, Australia, grew up in Brisbane, and lived in the United Kingdom from the 1950s into the 1970s.

David Tribe achieved a Lilley Memorial Medal in 1945, was the top boy in the Junior examination in 1947, and then top student in the State's Senior examination in 1949.

David Tribe's family lived in the suburb of St Lucia, Queensland, where he attended Ironside State School, and then Brisbane State High School, where he was dux.

David Tribe was an only child, and says he had few close friends.

David Tribe describes his parents as of Anglican and Methodist origins, but they briefly associated with the Plymouth Brethren after he had been attending one of their Sunday schools.

David Tribe represented the State several times in the University debating competition.

David Tribe had early literary aspirations, filing for copyright in 1954 a work entitled Harem by Installments, which does not seem to have ever been published.

David Tribe chose not to qualify as a doctor, and left Australia for Britain some time soon after 1954 to pursue a literary career.

David Tribe worked in various jobs as a sketch artist, public relations officer, and journalist and became a lecturer in liberal studies, English language and literature, British life and institutions, journalism and humanism.

In Britain, David Tribe was chair of Humanist Group Action, president of the National Secular Society, editor of The Freethinker.

David Tribe was an executive committee member of the National Council for Civil Liberties.

David Tribe closely observed any groups with which he became involved.

David Tribe saw selfish and sinful behaviours among the religious groups, and turned an equally stern eye on the secular groups he made his home in.

David Tribe continued to contribute to secularist, rationalist and humanist organisations, but did not again hold office-bearer roles.

David Tribe had already expressed stern observations on scientists in Nucleoethics.

In 2001, David Tribe became an honorary associate of Rationalist International.