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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-02-19 human Helen Cohn updated 2024-11-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006290b.htm person Praite Ronald George Louis OAM AACR2 22 January 1922 4 April 2011 Place of Birth Unley, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Unley, South Australia, Australia Geographer Ron Praite was noted for his committed service to the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch (later Royal Geographical Society of South Australia) over more than thirty years, serving in many committee positions including that of Vice President in 1976, and being granted Honorary Life Membership in 1994. Among his publications was Place names of South Australia (1970) which he compiled with J. C. Tolley. Praite was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2000 for his services to his local community. 1944 1994 Career position - Member, Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, South Australian Branch 1976 1976 Career position - Vice-President, Member, Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, South Australian Branch 1994 2011 Award - Honorary Life Member, Member, Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, South Australian Branch 2000 2000 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to the community, particularly through research and preservation of the history of Unley Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch (1885 - )

Vice-President 1976; Member (later Honorary Life Member) Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch (later Royal Geographical Society of South Australian) 1994 - 2011

 'Praite, Ronald George Louis (Ron)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Praite, Ronald George Louis (Ron) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Ronald George Louis Praite Ward, B. J Obituary: Ronald George Louis Praite 2012 South Australian Geographical Journal 111 98-9