Professor Sir Edward Ronald Walker
Preferred forename Ronald
Ambassador
- Born
- 26 January 1907, Cobar, New South Wales
- Died
- 28 November 1988, Paris, France
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- The Revd Frederick Thomas Walker (Methodist min)
- Mother
- Mary Melvina Annie King
- Married Louise Clementine Donckers (schoolteacher)
Degrees
| 1927 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Sydney |
| 1930 | Master of Arts | The University of Sydney |
Career
- Cantab (PhD 1933, LittD 1949), DScEcon hc Syd 1973.
- Professor of Economics, UTas 1939-46.
- Deputy Dir-Gen, Cwlth Dept of War Organization of Industry 1941-45.
- Aust Ambassador to Japan, France, Federal Republic of Germany.
- CBE 1956, knight bachelor 1963.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/walker-sir-edward-ronald-15889