Background
Cowen, Zelman was born on October 7, 1919 in Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Son of Bernard and Sara (Granat) Cowen.
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On the forefront of Australian public life for more than 50 years, this personal memoir examines the experiences of scholar and constitutional lawyer Zelman Cowen. This autobiography addresses how he revolutionized legal education in Australia and became one of the nation's best known intellectuals, focusing on privacy, civil liberties, capital punishment, and organ transplants.
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Cowen, Zelman was born on October 7, 1919 in Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Son of Bernard and Sara (Granat) Cowen.
Student, Scotch College, Melbourne, Australia. Bachelor, Scotch College, Melbourne, Australia, 1939. Bachelor of Laws, Scotch College, Melbourne, Australia, 1940.
Master of Laws, Scotch College, Melbourne, Australia, 1941. Master of Arts, University Melbourne, 1947. Bachelor of Civil Law, University Melbourne, 1947.
Data Control Language, University Oxford, 1968. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Melbourne, 1973. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Hong Kong, 1967.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Queensland, 1972. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Western Australia, 1981. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Turin, Italy, 1981.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Tasmania, 1990. Doctor of Literature (honorary), University New England, 1979. Doctor of Literature (honorary), University Sydney, 1980.
Doctor of Literature (honorary), James Cook University of North Queensland, 1982. Doctor of Literature (honorary), Oxford, 1983. Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1980.
Doctor of the University (honorary), University Newcastle, 1980. Doctor of the University (honorary), Griffith University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1982.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Tel Aviv, 1985. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Australian National University, 1985. Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), University Redlands, 1986.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Victoria University of Technology, 1998. Doctor of the University (honorary), Sunshine Coast University, 1999. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Deakin University, 2003.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Monash University, 2004.
Honorary master of bench Gray"s Inn. Queen"s counsel of Queensland Bar. Member Victorian Barometer
Privy counsellor, 1981.
Fellow Oriel College, University of Oxford, 1947-1950, honorary fellow, 1977, provost, 1982-1990. Honorary fellow New College, 1978.
Professor public law, dean Faculty of Law, U. Melbourne, 1951-1966, emeritus professor, 1967. Vice-chancellor U. New England, 1967-1970, U. Queensland, 1970-1977.
Governor general Australia, Canberra, 1977-1982.
Academic governor of Board of Governors Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1969-1977, 82, Tel Aviv University, 1987. Member of council U.Lesotho, 1976-1977. President Australian Institute Urban Studies, 1973-1977.
Lawreform commissioner Commonwealth of Australia, 1976-1977.
Chairman Australian Vice-Chancellor"s Committee, 1977. Member Chief Justice"s law reform committee, 1951-1966.
Visiting professor University of Chicago, 1949, Harvard Law School, 1953-1954, 63-64, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1953-1954, 63-64, U. Utah, 1954, U. Illinois, 1957-1958, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1959. Tagore Law Professor U. Calcutta, 1975.
Distinguished visiting fellow, honorary law professor Griffith University, 1992.
Distinguished visiting professor Victoria U. Technology, 1994. President Asthma Foundation Victoria, 1963-1966, Adult Education Association Australia, 1986-1970. Board directors Australian Opera, 1969-1977.
Chairman of the Board Governors Utah Foundation, 1975-1977.
Chairman Australian Studies Centre Committee, London, 1982-1990. Chairman Press Council (United Kingdom), 1983-1988.
Chairman National Council Australian Opera, 1983-1995. Chairman council Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship, 1987-1990.
Chairman trustees, Visnews, 1986-1991.
Trustee Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, 1985, Chairman of the Board 1988-1995, honorary chairman, 1995. Member Weizmann Institute, 1988. Trustee Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust, 1987.
Trustee Winston Churchill Meml.Trust, 1987-1989.
Board directors Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation, 1990-1997. Chairman australian National Academy Music, 1995.
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President Asthma Foundation Victoria, 1963-1966, Adult Education Association Australia, 1970-1986. Board directors Australian Opera, 1969-1977. Chairman board governors Utah Foundation, 1975-1977.
Chairman Australian Studies Centre Committee, London, 1982-1990. Chairman Press Council (United Kingdom), 1983-1988. Chairman National Council Australian Opera, 1983-1995.
Chairman council Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship, 1987-1990. Chairman trustees, Visnews, 1986-1991. Trustee Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, since 1985, chairman board, 1988-1995, honorary chairman, since 1995.
Member Weizmann Institute, since 1988. Trustee Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust, since 1987. Trustee Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 1987-1989.
Board directors Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation, 1990-1997. Chairman Australian National Academy Music, 1995-2000. Fellow Academy Social Sciences in Australia (honorary), University House of Australian National University (honorary), Royal Australian Institute Architects (honorary), Australia-Britain Society (national president 1993-1995), Order Australia Association (national president 1992-1995), Australian Academy Technology Sciences (honorary), Institute Chartered Accountants in Australia (honorary), Royal Australian College Physicians (honorary), Royal Australian College Medical Administrators (honorary), Royal Australian College Ob-Gyn (honorary), Australian Academy Humanities (honorary), Australian Society Accountants (honorary), Australian College Rehabilitation Medicine (honorary), Australian and New Zealand Association Advancement of Science.
Member New South Wales Bar Association (life), American Academy Arts and Sciences (foreign honorary member).
Married Anna Wittner, June 7, 1945. Children: Simon, Nicholas, Katherine, Benjamin.