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Name	Darrell Trevor Tryon
Born	20 July, 1942 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	15 May, 2013 (aged 70) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (skin)
Cultural Heritage	New Zealander Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	Australian National University (student, 1965-1967)
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1968-2007) Australian Capital Territory, Australia linguist (1968-2013) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Awards	Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur (France) (recipient, 2004)
Legacies *	Professor Darrell Tryon Research Scholarship (ANU) (eponym)
Workplaces *	Australian National University (Society and Environment) (academic, ?-2007) Australian National University (linguistics) (academic, 1968-2007) Australian National University (Research School of Pacific Studies) (academic, 1968-2007) Australian National University (linguistics) (emeritus professor, 2008-2013)

* Dates are approximate

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