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Name	Earl Owen
Born	1934
Died	22 May, 2014 (aged ~ 80) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	University of Sydney (student, ?-1958)
Occupation or Descriptor *	microsurgeon (1970-2010) New South Wales, Australia surgeon (1970-2010) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (recipient, 1977) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1980) Advance Australia Award (recipient, 1984) Officier of the Légion d'honneur (France) (recipient, 2007)
Workplaces *	Children's Hospital at Westmead (Sydney) (surgeon, 1970-1971) Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney) (surgeon, 1971)

* Dates are approximate

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