La Trobe University was named after Charles Joseph La Trobe, the first Superintendent of the Port Phillip District from 1839 to 1850 and first Lieutenant-Governor of the new colony of Victoria from 1851 to 1854. He was a man driven by his need to make a difference to the communities he served, leaving a legacy that continues today at La Trobe University.
La Trobe University ໄດ້ມີຊື່ຫຼັງຈາກ Charles Joseph La Trobe, ທໍາອິດ Superintendent ຂອງ Port Phillip ເມືອງຈາກ 1839 ກັບ 1850 ແລະຄັ້ງທໍາອິດ Lieutenant ງານເສດຖະກິດອານານິຄົມໃຫມ່ຂອງ Victoria ຈາກ 1851 ກັບ 1854. ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຜູ້ຊາຍທີ່ຜັກດັນໂດຍຄວາມຕ້ອງການເພື່ອສ້າງຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງໃຫ້ແກ່ຊຸມຊົນທີ່ເຂົາເຮັດຫນ້າທີ່, ຊຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ມໍລະດົກທີ່ຍັງຈະສືບຕໍ່ໃນມື້ນີ້ທີ່ La Trobe University ເປັນ.