Background
COWEN., G.C.v.o. was born on October 7, 1919 in Melbourne. Son of late Bernard Cowen and of Sara Granat.
COWEN., G.C.v.o. was born on October 7, 1919 in Melbourne. Son of late Bernard Cowen and of Sara Granat.
Scotch College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne, University of Oxford.
Served in Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve 1940-1945. Consultant to Military Government, in Germany 1947. Australian Dominion Liaison Officer to Colonial Office 1951-1966.
Dean of Faculty of Law.
Professor, of Public Law. University of Melbourne 1951-1966.
ViceChancellor, University of New England. North.S.W. 1967-1970, University of Queensland 1970-1977.
Governor-General of Australia 1977-1982.
Provost of Oriel College, Oxford 1982-1990. Pro-Vice Chancellor of Oxford University 1988-1990. Visiting Professor, University of Chicago 1949, Harvard Law School.and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy 1953-1954, 1963-1964, University of Utah 1954.
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1957-1958, Washington 1959, University of Calcutta. India 1975; Menzies Scholar in Residence, University of Virginia, 1983.
President Adult Education Association of Australia 1968-1970. Chairman Victorian State Advisory Committee to Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Director Australian Opera 1969-1977.
President Australian Institute of Urban Studies 1973-1977. Chairman Board of Governors, Utah Foundation 1975-1977. LawReform Commander, Commonwealth of Australia 1976-1977.
Chairman Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee 1977, Australian Studies Centre Committee (London) since 1982, Press Council (United Kingdom) 1983-1988, National Council of Australian Opera since 1983, Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship since 1986, of Trustees, Visnews Limited. since 1986.
Director Australian Mutual Provident Society December since 1982. Trustee Sydney Opera House 1969-1970, Queensland Overseas Foundation 1976-1977, Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust (United Kingdom), Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (United Kingdom), Van Leer Institute of Jerusalem (Chairman since 1988).
Foreign Honorary. Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, Academy, of Social Sciences in Australia, Australian College, of Education.
Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (now Honorary Fellow-). Honorary Fellow New College, Oxford, University House, Australian Institute of Architects, Australian Academy, of Social Sciences, Australian College, of Education, University House of Australia, National University, Australian Academy, of Technological Sciences, Royal Australasian College, of Physicians, Royal Australian College, of Medical Administrators, Royal Australian College, of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Australian Academy, of the Humanities, Australian Society of Accountants, Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australian College, of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Honorary Master, Gray’s Inn Bench 1976, Queen"s Counsel of the Queensland Bar. Fellow, Trinity College, Dublin.
Honorary Doctor of Laws (University of Hong Kong, Queensland, Melbourne, West.A., Turin, Australian National University, Ta.- mania).
Honorary Doctor of Letters (University of New England, Sydney, Oxford, James Cook University of North.Queensland), Honorary Doctorate.H.L. (HebrewUnion College, Cincinnati), (University of Redlands, California), Honorary Doctorate.Univ. (Newcastle, Griffith), Honorary Doctorate. Philosophy. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Tel Aviv).
And (at various times). Development Corporation of North.S.W. 1969-1970, Board of Institute Association for Cultural Freedom 1970-1975. Board of Governors University of Tel Aviv since 1984.
Of Council, University of Lesotho 1976-1977.
Club of Rome 1974-1977. Victorian Bar and Honorary Life member North.S.W. Bar Association.
Married Anna Winner in 1945.