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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-01-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002760b.htm person Williams Francis Edgar AACR2 9 February 1893 12 May 1943 Place of Birth Malvern, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Papua New Guinea Anthropologist 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). Before and during the Second World War he was liaison officer for the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit. 1914 1914 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Adelaide 1915 1918 Military service - First World War. Captain, Australian Imperial Force 1921 1921 Education - Diploma in anthropology, Oxford University 1922 1928 Career position - Assistant government anthropologist, Territory of Papua 1928 1928 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Adelaide 1928 1943 Career position - Government anthropologist, Territory of Papua 1933 1933 Award - Wellcome gold medal for anthropological research 1933 1934 Award - Rockefeller fellowship 1934 1934 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Oxford University 1935 1935 Award - Cilento medal 1939 1939 Career position - President, Section F (Anthropology), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1941 1941 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Oxford University 1941 1943 Career position - Military intelligence, compiling manuals for the Allied Geographical Section 1942 1943 Military service - Second World War. Captain, Allied Geographical Section [Killed in an air crash in Papua New Guinea] 1943 1943 Career position - Liaison officer, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

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 'Williams, Francis Edgar', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Williams, Francis Edgar Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: F. E. Williams Elkin, A. P. Obituary: F. E. Williams 1943 Australian Journal of Science 6 3 92-93 Book Section: Williams, Francis Edgar (1893-1943), anthropologist and public servant Young, Michael W. Williams, Francis Edgar (1893-1943), anthropologist and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 497-498 Journal Article: Presidential address: Creed of a government anthropologist [Section F - Anthropology] Williams, F. E. Presidential address: Creed of a government anthropologist [Section F - Anthropology] Sydney ANZAAS 1939 Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 Margaret Walkom 145-159 Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch