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Donald Fergusson Thomson, OBE (26 June 1901 – 12 May 1970) was an Australian anthropologist and ornithologist who was largely responsible for turning the Caledon Bay crisis into a "decisive moment in the history of Aboriginal-European relations." He is remembered as a friend of the Yolngu people, and as a champion of understanding, by non-Indigenous Australians, of the culture and society of Indigenous Australians.

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  • Donald Thomson
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  • Donald Fergusson Thomson, OBE (26 June 1901 – 12 May 1970) was an Australian anthropologist and ornithologist who was largely responsible for turning the Caledon Bay crisis into a "decisive moment in the history of Aboriginal-European relations." He is remembered as a friend of the Yolngu people, and as a champion of understanding, by non-Indigenous Australians, of the culture and society of Indigenous Australians.
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Birth Date
  • 1901-06-26(xsd:date)
death place
  • Melbourne
Name
  • Donald Thomson
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  • right
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  • Donald Thomson
Alma mater
  • University of Melbourne
  • University of Sydney
Birth Place
death date
  • 1970-05-12(xsd:date)
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  • Aboriginal Australian anthropology
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Known For
  • Ethnographic records made of:
  • i. Wik-Mungknh people
  • ii. Yolngu people
  • iii. Pintupi people
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  • University of Melbourne
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  • Australian
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  • Donald Fergusson Thomson, OBE (26 June 1901 – 12 May 1970) was an Australian anthropologist and ornithologist who was largely responsible for turning the Caledon Bay crisis into a "decisive moment in the history of Aboriginal-European relations." He is remembered as a friend of the Yolngu people, and as a champion of understanding, by non-Indigenous Australians, of the culture and society of Indigenous Australians.
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