Ernest Chinnery
Australian anthropologist
Born on: November 5, 1887Died on: December 17, 1972
Aged: 85 years 42 days (1021 months)
Nationality: Australian
Birth Sign: Scorpio
Ernest William Pearson Chinnery was an Australian anthropologist, ethnographer, and public servant. He worked as a senior colonial official and held many appointments throughout his career, such as Government Anthropologist in the Territory of Papua and Director of the Northern Territory Department of Native Affairs.
He worked extensively in Papua New Guinea and visited communities along the Sepik river.
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