Ernest William Pearson Chinnery (5 November 1887 – 17 December 1972) was an Australian anthropologist and public servant.[1] He worked extensively in Papua New Guinea and visited communities along the Sepik river.
Ernest Chinnery | |
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 Australian anthropologist Ernest Chinnery at work in the middle Sepik, 1920s | |
| Born | Ernest William Pearson Chinnery 5 November 1887 |
| Died | 17 December 1972 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Chin |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Spouse | |
Bibliography and sources
edit- Chinnery Papers (Australian National Library)
- E. J. B. Foxcroft, Australian Native Policy (Melb, 1941)
- C. D. Rowley, The Destruction of Aboriginal Society (Canb, 1970);
- Northern Territory, Annual Report, 1938–39; New Guinea, Report on the Administration of the Territory, 1938–39;
- Government Gazette (Commonwealth), 14 Sept 1939
- D. J. F. Griffiths, The Career of F. E. Williams, Government Anthropologist of Papua, 1922–1943 (M.A. thesis, Australian National University, 1977)
- Gilbert Murray papers (National Library of Australia); A56, A73, A452 59/6066, 6067, A518 C828/2 (National Archives of Australia).
References
edit- ^ West, Francis. "Chinnery, Ernest William Pearson (1887–1972)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2020.