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Name	Sir Vincent Serei Eri
Born	12 September, 1936 Moveave, Papua New Guinea
Died	25 May, 1993 (aged 56) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Papuan Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1956-1962) Papua New Guinea, Australia public servant (1962-1973) Papua New Guinea, Australia novelist (1968-1970) Papua New Guinea, Australia diplomat (1976-1979) Papua New Guinea public servant (1976-1990) Papua New Guinea public service head (1979-1990) Papua New Guinea governor-general (1990-1991) Papua New Guinea
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1981) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1990)
Legacies *	Crocodile Prize (PNG) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate