Doctor Francis Edgar Williams
Anthropologist
- Born
- 9 February 1893, Malvern, South Australia
- Died
- 12 May 1943, Papua
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- David Williams (architect)
- Mother
- Annie Good
- Married Constance Laura Denness (kindergarten teacher)
Degrees
| 1914 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours | The University of Adelaide |
| 1928 | Master of Arts with Honours | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- Oxon (BSc 1934, DSc 1941).
- SA Rhodes Scholar for 1915.
- Anthropologist.
- Ethnographer.
- Govt Anthropologist, Papua 1928-43.
- Newspaper proprietor and editor.
Military service
- First World War: Captain 1st AIF. Second World War: Captain 2nd AIF (died in accident).
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/williams-francis-edgar-9109
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002760b.htm
Other:
- DVA.
Notes
Killed in aircraft crash in Owen Stanley Ranges.