Hugh Gilchrist OAM (8 August 1916 – 16 October 2010) was an Australian public servant, diplomat and author.
Following military service during World War II, he joined the Department of External Affairs in October 1945 as second secretary in the political intelligence section.
[4] The New South Wales Migration Heritage Centre described the trilogy as containing both "definitive history... and an entertaining array of colourful characters and stories".
In 1998, Gilchrist was awarded the Gold Cross of St Andrew by the Greek Archdiocese of Sydney.
Also during retirement Gilchrist spent four years on the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts.