Owen Dixon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Owen_Dixon
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-04-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Melbourne
gptkbp:child gptkb:Frank_Dixon
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-07-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Melbourne
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Owen_Dixon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Owen Dixon
gptkbp:knownFor judicial restraint
legal scholarship
Dixonian approach to constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Australian_Academy_of_Science
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Dixon_Plan_(Kashmir_mediation)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:George_Dixon
gptkb:Etta_Dixon
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_Australia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Latham
gptkbp:signature Owen Dixon signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alice_Brooksbank
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Garfield_Barwick
gptkbp:termEnd 1964
gptkbp:termStart 1952
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Owen_Dixon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6