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Robert Merrillees

Dr Robert Merrillees

  • Post Nominals: FAHA
  • Fellow Type: Corresponding Fellow
  • Elected to the Academy: 1992

Biography

Robert Merrillees was Australian Ambassador to Israel from 1983-87, Ambassador to Sweden, with non-resident accreditation to Finland and Estonia, from 1991-95, and Ambassador to Greece, with non-resident accreditation to Bulgaria, from 1996-98. He has also held diplomatic appointments in London (twice), Phnom Penh, New York (United Nations), Beirut and Paris (Permanent Delegate to UNESCO ). He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a foreign corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.