Person
Williams, Francis Edgar (1893 - 1943)
- Born
- 9 February 1893
Malvern, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 12 May 1943
Papua New Guinea - Occupation
- Anthropologist
Summary
Francis Williams was government anthropologist, Territory of Papua 1928-1943. He founded and edited a monthly newspaper in simple English, the "Papuan Villager" (1929-1942).
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Born 9 February 1893. Died 12 May 1943. Educated University of Adelaide (BA 1914, MA 1928) and Oxford (Diploma in anthropology 1921, BSc 1934, DSc 1941). Australian Imperial Force 1915-18, assistant government anthropologist, Territory of Papua 1922-28, government anthropologist 1928-43, military intelligence, compiling manuals for the Allied Geographical Section 1941-43, liaison officer, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit 1943. Wellcome gold medal for anthropological research 1933, Cilento medal 1935, Rockefeller fellowship 1933-34. President, anthropology section, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1939.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Young, Michael W., 'Williams, Francis Edgar (1893-1943), Anthropologist and Public Servant' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 12 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 497-498. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120559b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Elkin, A. P., 'Obituary: F. E. Williams', Australian Journal of Science, 6 (3) (1943), 92-93. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1341514. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/39467846. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Williams F E', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=1806833. Details
- 'Williams, Francis Edgar (1893-1943)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-840787. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018