Sydney Sparkes Orr (6 December 1914 - 15 July 1966) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania and the centre of the "Orr case", a celebrated academic scandal of the 1950s.
In 1952 he was appointed to the chair of philosophy at the University of Tasmania, after falsifying his academic record in his application.
Many academics believed Orr had been denied due process and his position was declared "black".
Many also thought that Orr had been made a scapegoat due to his openly challenging the University authorities.
[2] Orr died in 1966, shortly after reaching a monetary settlement with the university of A$16,000.