Ronald Berndt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ronald Berndt

Australian anthropologist

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1916

Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 02-May-1990

Profession: anthropologist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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), Balgo (1957–81) and natives of New Guinea (1951–53).