Sir Zelman Cowen
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Sir Zelman Cowen was an Australian legal scholar and academic who served as the 19th Governor-General of Australia from 1977 to 1982.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor-General of Australia
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human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Rhodes Scholar at Oxford ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 7 October 1919 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 8 December 2011 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Scotch College, Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Melbourne
NERFINISHED
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University of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1982 (term as Governor-General of Australia) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Australian Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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public law ⓘ |
| givenName | Zelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor | restoring public confidence in the office of Governor-General after the 1975 constitutional crisis ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Academy of the Humanities
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Order of the Companions of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
public lectures on law and society
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writings on the Australian constitution ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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university administrator ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 19th Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of Australia
NERFINISHED
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Provost of Oriel College, Oxford ⓘ Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sir John Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Government House, Canberra (during term as Governor-General) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Cowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1977 (term as Governor-General of Australia) ⓘ |
| successor | Sir Ninian Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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