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Jerzy Smolicz

Jerzy Jarosław Smolicz AM (born 2 February 1935 in Warsaw – died 3 November 2006 in Adelaide) was Polish-born sociologist and educationalist acknowledged widely as a major contributor to cultural understanding in Australia.

In 1988, Smolicz was awarded an AM in recognition of his services to Australian multiculturalism, and in 2002 received the inaugural UNESCO Linguapax Prize for his "lifelong contribution to the study of language policy in linguistically diverse societies".



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