Zelman cowen biography definition

Governor-General of Australia from to

Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, PC, QC, FTSE (7 October – 8 December ) was an Australian legal scholar and university administrator who served as the 19th Governor-General of Australia, in office from to

Cowen was born in Melbourne, and attended Scotch College before going on to the University of Melbourne where he was resident at Ormond College.

His studies were interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the Royal Australian Navy. After the war's end, Cowen attended New College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship. He subsequently won the prestigious Vinerian Scholarship as the best student in the Bachelor of Civil Law degree.

He remained at Oxford after graduating, serving as a fellow of Oriel College from to

In , Cowen returned to Australia to become dean of the law faculty at the University of Melbourne. In , still while at the University of Melbourne, he was awarded a