Full name Hyland Neil Nelson Movies Angels of War | Role Film director Name Hank Nelson | |
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Born 21 October 1937Boort, Victoria ( 1937-10-21 ) Institutions University of Papua New GuineaAustralian National University Main interests History of Papua New GuineaAustralian prisoner of war experience Books Chased by the Sun, Taim bilong masta Awards Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Notable awards Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Order of Australia | ||
Education University of Melbourne | ||
Hyland Neil "Hank" Nelson (21 October 1937 – 17 February 2012) was one of Australia's foremost historians of the Pacific, particularly Papua New Guinea. His interest in the region began in 1966 when he took a teaching position at the University of Papua New Guinea. He lived in Papua New Guinea for seven years and studied the period of Japanese occupation, which led to several publications.
He worked on several displays and archival material at the Australian War Memorial about the war in Papua New Guinea, as well as films and radio documentaries. He was Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University's Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) until his death from cancer in February 2012.
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