Ralph O'Reilly Piddington
Psychologist, anthropologist, university professor
About Ralph O'Reilly Piddington
Lived 1906 – 1974 (aged 68). Ralph O'Reilly Piddington was an Australian and New Zealand anthropologist, psychologist and university teacher.
Ralph O'Reilly Piddington (19 February 1906 – 8 July 1974) was a New Zealand psychologist, anthropologist and university professor.
Biography
He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1906, the son of Albert and Marion O'Reilly. He studied anthropology at the London School of Economics under Bronisław Malinowski. He gained a Ph.D. for his study of the Karajarri people of Pilbara, North western Australia. However, when he raised the issue of racial discrimination towards indigenous peoples he was censured by the Australian National Research Council. In 1962, the Royal Society awarded Piddington the Hector Memorial Medal, at the time their highest award.
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Psychologist, anthropologist, university professor (1906–1974)
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Ralph O'Reilly Piddington was born on 19 February 1906 in Sydney.
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Ralph O'Reilly Piddington died on 8 July 1974.
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Ralph O'Reilly Piddington was an anthropologist, psychologist and university teacher.
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Ralph O'Reilly Piddington was Australian and New Zealand.
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