Person

Lawrence, Peter (1921 - 1987)

Born: 1921
Lancashire, England
Died: 12 December 1987
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Anthropologist

Summary

Peter Lawrence was a prominent Anthropologist, His field of research was the people in the Madang region of New Guinea which he began in 1949.

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian National University (1946 - )
Peter Lawrence worked at the Australian National University between 1948 and 1957.

Date: 1948 - 1957
The University of Queensland (1910 - )
Peter Lawrence worked at The University of Queensland as a Professor of Anthropology and Head of Anthropology between 1966 and 1970.

Date: 1966 - 1970
The University of Sydney (1850 - )
Peter Lawrence was Professor of Anthropology at The University of Sydney from 1971 to 1986.

Date: 1971 - 1986

Archival resources

University of Sydney, Archives

Peter Lawrence - Records, 1949 - 1987, P 170; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q913833. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/29617013. Details
Peter Lawrence 1921 - 1987, Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania (ASOS), Print ed 1988, http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/asao/pacific/honoraryf/lawrence.htm. Details
'Lawrence, Peter (1921-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-497410. Details

Resource Sections

'Peter Lawrence Memorial Scholarship', in University of Sydney (USYD), The University of Sydney, c.2018. https://postgradaustralia.com.au/institutions/university-of-sydney/scholarships/peter-lawrence-memorial-scholarship. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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