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Jerzy Zubrzycki

Australian sociologist

Jerzy "George" B. ZubrzyckiAOCBEMBE (Military) (12 January &#;&#; 20 May ) was a Polish-born Australian sociologist, widely regarded as the "Father of Australian Multiculturalism".[1]

Life

Zubrzycki was born in Kraków, Poland.

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He escaped from Nazi rule in World War II, and joined the Free Polish forces in the United Kingdom. For his services there he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) by the UK Government.[2]

In he was appointed to a post at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, where he remained for the rest of his life.[2]

He chaired the Australian Ethnic Affairs Council –81, served on the council of the Institute of Multicultural Affairs –86, and on the interim council of the National Museum of Australia.

He travelled widely with members of the Fraser government to help explain their multiculturalism policies.[2]

He was a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, and he was also honoured by Poland and the United States.[2]

He died in Canberra on 20 May , aged [3]

A biography of Jerzy Zubrzycki, The Promise of Diversity, by John B H Williams and John Bond, was published by Grosvenor Books Australia in It was translated into Polish and published in Warsaw in

Honours

In Zubrzycki was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.[4] For his work promoting multiculturalism in Australia, Zubrzycki was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in ,[5] and an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in [6]

Bibliography

  • Polish immigrants in Britain&#;: a study of adjustment.

    The Hague: Nijhoff.

    Jerzy zubrzycki biography books Comprises comprises lectures and cuttings relating to communism in eastern Europe, the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, Eugene Kamenka valedictory seminar, , and the Anti-Pornography Campaign, Zubrzycki has written extensively on immigration and has served on many government councils and inquiries into Australian immigration and multicultural policies. Read Edit View history. The papers also include a large body of personal correspondence, mainly in Polish, and a collection of personal memorabilia, including school reports and exercise books, wartime documents and ticket stubs, passports and photos.

  • Immigrants in Australia&#;: a demographic survey based upon the Census.
  • Immigrants in Australia&#;: Statistical supplement.
  • Settlers of the Latrobe Valley. Canberra: The Australian National University.

    Jerzy zubrzycki biography books free Original consignment Series 1. Review reports of the Department of Sociology, File 6 - Box Class Acc The film was produced for Polish Television and released in

  • "Edward Shils – a personal memoir". Quadrant. 40 (1–2): 61– January–February

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