Ross Steele is an Australian author, academic and Francophile.
During his career he has held teaching positions at the "Paris-Sorbonne University, the University of New South Wales,Alistair Hurst, A Tribute to Judith Valery-Robinson, isfar.org. Retrieved 15 December 2025. Harvard University, and the University of Sydney".Ross Steele named Honorary Fellow, sydney.edu.au. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024. He has published thirty-seven books in French and English on subjects including French culture, language and the teaching of French language.
Steele has received a number of awards including Member of the Order of Australia (2006),"It's an honour", itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 20 October 2017. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1996),"Arts Undergraduate Handbook 2008", University of Sydney, p. 16. Retrieved 20 October 2017."Remise de la Légion d’Honneur à M. Ross Steele (12 mars 2009)" La France en Australie - Ambassade de France à Canberra. Retrieved 20 October 2017. and Officier in the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur in 2008.Ross Steele interviewed by James Waites, nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
Steele is mentioned in the closing credits of the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome End Credits (AMC 2007), youtube.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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Ross Steele named Honorary Fellow, at University of Sydney, 21 April 2022 2008 Alumni Awards Recipients – The University of Sydney Newspaper articles about Ross Steele, trove.nla.gov.au. Marina Finlay portrait of Prof. Ross Steele - oil on canvas, finalist in Portia Geach 2020