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). Before and during the Second World War he was liaison officer for the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit.
Details
Chronology
- 1914
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Adelaide
- 1915 - 1918
- Military service - First World War. Captain, Australian Imperial Force
- 1921
- Education - Diploma in anthropology, Oxford University
- 1922 - 1928
- Career position - Assistant government anthropologist, Territory of Papua
- 1928
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Adelaide
- 1928 - 1943
- Career position - Government anthropologist, Territory of Papua
- 1933
- Award - Wellcome gold medal for anthropological research
- 1933 - 1934
- Award - Rockefeller fellowship
- 1934
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Oxford University
- 1935
- Award - Cilento medal
- 1939
- Career position - President, Section F (Anthropology), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 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
- Career position - Liaison officer, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Young, Michael W., 'Williams, Francis Edgar (1893-1943), anthropologist and public servant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (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
- Williams, F. E., 'Presidential address: Creed of a government anthropologist [Section F - Anthropology]', Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 (1939), 145-159. 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
- CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B883, VX136033', B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6670728. Details
- 'Williams, Francis Edgar (1893-1943)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-840787. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 27 August 2024