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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005767b.htm person Geddes William Robert AACR2 29 April 1916 27 April 1989 Place of Birth New Plymouth, New Zealand Place of Death Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia Anthropologist Bill Geddes was an anthropologist who viewed the discipline as an important force for tolerance and cross-cultural understanding. His principle interests lay with the ethnic minorities of Southeast Asia and he made major studies of the Dayaks of Sarawak and the hill tribesmen of northern Thailand. In 1964 -1965 he was advisor to the Tribal Research Centre, set up by the Thai Government, which ultimately embroiled him in controversy about the use to which governments might put data gathered during such surveys. As Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney he extended the Department's focus beyond Oceania to include Asia, broadened it to include archaeology and prehistory, and made anthropology available to first year students. Geddes was a skilled still and cinematic photographer. His appreciation of the importance of film in recording vanishing ways of life caused him to make a number of highly-regarded films. 1938 1938 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Otago, New Zealand 1939 1939 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Otago, New Zealand 1939 1940 Career position - Demonstrator, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, New Zealand 1941 1945 Career position - Service with New Zealand armed forces 1947 1948 Career position - Lecturer in Psychology, Birbeck College, London 1948 1948 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London 1949 1951 Career position - Sociology Research Officer, Sarawak 1951 1953 Career position - Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Auckland 1954 1956 Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland 1955 1955 Award - Wellcome Medal, Royal Anthropological Institute 1957 1958 Career position - Associate Professor, University of Auckland 1959 1981 Career position - Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney 1960 1960 Career position - President, Australian Anthropological Association 1961 1961 Career position - President, Section F, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1964 1970 Career position - Chairman, Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs 1975 1977 Career position - Head, Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney 1981 1981 Life event - Retired Australian Anthropological Association (1939 - 1977)

President, 1960

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

President, Section F (Anthropology), 1961

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor, Department of Anthropology 1959 - 1977; Head of Department 1959 - 1971, 1975 - 1977

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 Geddes, W R (19160429-19890427)

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 'Geddes, William Robert (Bill)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Geddes, William Robert (Bill) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: William Robert Geddes (1916 - 1989) Wright, Richard William Robert Geddes (1916 - 1989) 1989 Oceania 60 1 60-1 Journal Article: Bill Geddes and ethnographic films Sandall, Roger Bill Geddes and ethnographic films 1992 Anthropology Today 8 2 22-3 Book Section: Geddes, William Robert (1916 - 1989), anthropologist Golson, Jack Geddes, William Robert (1916 - 1989), anthropologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 425-6 Journal Article: The first university positions in prehistoric archaeology in New Zealand and Australia Allen, Harry The first university positions in prehistoric archaeology in New Zealand and Australia 2019 Bulletin of the history of archaeology 29 1:2 1-12