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Australian educationalist (1881 1957)
Sir John Clifford Valentine Behan (8 May 1881 – 30 September 1957), the first Rhodes Scholar from the state of Victoria, was an Australian educationalist and lawyer, the second warden of Trinity College at the University of Melbourne, and "beyond the college life [at Trinity,] he was a sound and far seeing secretary in Australia of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust for 30 years from 1922 to 1952".

The ninth and youngest child, and the fifth son of William Behan (1837–1930) and Phoebe Hannah Behan (née Gundry, 1845–1900) John Clifford Valentine Behan was born at Footscray, Victoria, on 8 May 1881. On 30 July 1907, Behan married Violet Greta Caldwell (1881–1963).

Behan was educated at Caulfield Grammar School (1894–1895: he was dux in 1895), and at Thomas Palmer's "University High School" (1896) in Melbourne.

Behan attended the University of Melbourne where he studied law and was awarded the Supreme Court Prize for being the top law student in his graduating class. He graduated Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) on 9 April 1904. On 21 April 1923 he was awarded a Doctor of Laws (LL. D) degree by the university. In 1924 a version of his 1922 LL. D. dissertation, "The Use of Land as Affected by Covenants and Obligations not in the form of Covenants", was published.

Behan studied for both his Bachelor of Arts in jurisprudence and Bachelor of Civil Law degrees at Hertford College at the University of Oxford. He was admitted to the Middle Temple of the Inns of Court and was a fellow of University College at Oxford, lecturing in law. He became dean of the college in 1914.

Behan was warden of Trinity College, Melbourne, for 28 years, from May 1918when he succeeded Alexander Leeper, who had been warden for 42 yearsuntil his retirement in May 1946. He was hostile towards Enid Joske who was the Principal of Janet Clarke Hall (JCH). Behan had discipline issues at JCH which Joske never encountered. Behan gave the impression that JCH was unrequired and annoying. His long and determined criticism is now seen as a contriburing factor to JCH in time becoming wholly independent. He had studied at Trinity college on a scholarship during his undergraduate education and was the first alumnus of the college to become its head. He is the second longest serving warden of Trinity College.

He was made a knight bachelor upon his retirement in the 1949 New Year Honours List along with that of Don Bradman. Both his and Bradman's investiture by William McKell, the Governor General of Australia took place at Queen's Hall, Parliament House, Melbourne, on 15 March 1949.

Behan died suddenly, at Olinda, Victoria, on 30 September 1957.