# William Deane

> Australian Governor-General (1996-2001) and judge

**Wikidata**: [Q267745](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267745)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Deane)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-deane

## Summary

William Deane is a judge, lawyer, and politician born on January 4, 1931, in St Kilda[1]. He was educated at the Sydney Law School and University of Sydney and practices Catholicism. He served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia and as the Governor-General of Australia from 1996 to 2001. His awards include Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Sydney Peace Prize, Australian National Living Treasure, and Companion of the Order of Australia[2][3].


## References

1. [Source](https://sydneypeacefoundation.org.au/sydney-peace-prize/page/2/)
2. [Australian Honours Search Facility](https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/882262)
3. International Standard Name Identifier
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. SNAC
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013