Biographical entry Warner, William Lloyd (1898 - 1970)

Summary

William Lloyd Warner worked in north-east Arnhem Land during 1927-29, based at Milingimbi Methodist Mission. He became celebrated for his exposition of the system of kinship and marriage among the various clans of his so-called Murngin people. His findings stimulated the 'Murngin controversy', a voluminous dialogue to which distinguished anthropologists still contribute.

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1925

Education - Educated University of California, Berkeley (AB)

1925 - 1926

Career position - Rockefeller Foundation Fellow at the University of Sydney

1927 - 1929

Award - Australian National Research Council Fellowship

1929 - 1935

Career position - Lecturer in Anthropology, Sociology and Social Ethics at Harvard University, USA

1935 - 1941

Career position - Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, USA

1941 - 1959

Career position - Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago

1946

Career position - Founded Social Research Inc. - a motivational research firm

1959 -

Career position - Professor of Social Research at Michigan State University, USA

Published resources

Book Sections

• Mulvaney, D. J., 'Warner, William Lloyd (1898-1970), Anthropologist and Sociologist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 386-387. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120434b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Warner, W Lloyd', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1007058. Details