Australian Dictionary of Biography

7 April, 1904
Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

25 October, 1996 (aged 92)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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• English

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• Anglican

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.

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• Archer, Keith McRae (employee)
• Fadden, Arthur William (work colleague)
• McEwen, John (work colleague)
• Hasluck, Paul Meernaa (work colleague)
• Coombs, Herbert Cole (work colleague)
• Randall, Richard John (work colleague)
• Bland, Henry Armand (work colleague)
• Crawford, John Grenfell (work colleague)
• O'Neill, John Patrick (work colleague)
• Brown, Allen Stanley (work colleague)
• Wheeler, Frederick Henry (work colleague)
• Bunting, Edward John (work colleague)
• Harris, Charles Enoch (colleague)
• Holt, Harold Edward (acquaintance)
• Fitzgerald, Thomas Michael (acquaintance)
• Giblin, Lyndhurst Falkiner (mentor)
• Copland, Douglas Berry (teacher)

• St Joseph's Convent School (Ulverstone, Tas) (student, 1910-1916)
• Devonport High School (Tas) (student, 1917-1921)
• University of Tasmania (student, 1922-1924)
• Oxford University (student, 1925-1928)
• University of Chicago (USA) (student, 1929-1930)

• academic (1930-1932) Tasmania, Australia
• economist (1930-1932) Tasmania, Australia
• economist (1932-1966) Federal, Australia
• public servant (1932-1966) Federal, Australia
• government statistician (1936-1940) Federal, Australia
• public service head (1936-1966) Federal, Australia
• government statistician (1946-1951) Federal, Australia

• Rhodes Scholar (recipient, 1925)
• Harkness fellowship (recipient, 1929)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1941)
• Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1955)
• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1965)

• Australian Club (Sydney) (member)

• Seven Dwarfs ('dwarf')

• Sir Roland Wilson Building (ANU) (eponym)
• Sir Roland Wilson Foundation (ANU) (eponym)
• Sir Roland Wilson PhD scholarship (ANU) (eponym)
• Sir Roland Wilson Public Lecture (ANU) (eponym)

• Commonwealth Bank Advisory Council (Treasury representative)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (alternate executive director)
• International Monetary Fund (alternate executive director)
• Economic Society of Australia (TAS) (secretary, 1930-1932)
• Australian National University (administration) (council member, 1949-1968)
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia (board member, 1951-1975)
• Qantas (board member, 1954-1973)
• Australian European Finance Corporation Ltd (board member, 1966)
• ICI Australia (board member, 1966)
• Mutual Life & Citizens' Assurance Co Ltd (board member, 1966)
• Qantas (chair, 1966-1973)
• Wentworth Hotel (Sydney) (board member, 1966)
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia (chair, 1973-1975)
• Economic Society of Australia (federal) (distinguished fellow, 1988-1996)

• University of Tasmania (economics) (academic, 1930-1932)
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (public servant, 1932-1951)
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (Commonwealth Statistician, 1937-1951)
• Dept of Labour & National Service (departmental head, 1941-1945)
• Treasury (federal) (departmental head, 1951-1966)