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Ronald Berndt

Ronald Murray Berndt (14 July 1916 – 2 May 1990) was an Australian social anthropologist who, in 1963, became the inaugural professor of anthropology at the University of Western Australia.

He and his wife Catherine Berndt maintained a close professional partnership for five decades, working among Aboriginal Australians at Ooldea (1941), Northern Territory cattle stations (1944 - 46) and Balgo (1957 - 81), and with natives of New Guinea (1951 - 53). Provided by Wikipedia