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Name	Edward George Bowen
Born	14 January, 1911 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	12 August, 1991 (aged 80) Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Welsh Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1944-1972) Federal, Australia radio physicist (1944-1972) Federal, Australia
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1962)
Key Organisations *	Australian Academy of Science (fellow, 1957-1991) Royal Society of London (UK) (fellow, 1975-1991)
Key Places *	Anglo-Australian Telescope (Siding Spring, NSW) (instigator) Parkes radio telescope (NSW) (instigator)
Workplaces *	CSIRO (radio physics) (employee, 1944-1971) CSIRO (radio physics) (head, 1946-1971)

* Dates are approximate

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