Peter Dodds McCormick

| birth_place = Port Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | death_date = | death_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | occupation = Composer, teacher | years active = 1855–1913 | known_for = Composing ''Advance Australia Fair'' }} Peter Dodds McCormick (28 January 183330 October 1916) was an Australian schoolteacher and songwriter, known for composing the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair". He published under the pseudonym Amicus, Latin for "friend". Provided by Wikipedia