Solomon Encel (3 March 1925 – 23 July 2010) was a noted Jewish-Australian academic, sociologist and political scientist.[1][2]

Professor Sol Encel, Sydney, August 1969

He received an M.A. (1952) and Ph.D. (1960), both from the University of Melbourne. He was Professor of Sociology at the University of New South Wales (1966–1990), Senior Lecturer and Reader in Political Science at the Australian National University, Canberra (1956–1966), and Tutor and Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Melbourne (1952–1955).[3]

He was the author of numerous books and articles, particularly including two landmark books, Australian Society (1965, with Alan Davies) and Equality and Authority in Australia (1970).[4]

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  1. ^ "Sol Encel - a tribute". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 August 2010.
  2. ^ Reich, Chanan. "Australia and the" Yom Kippur" War of 1973." Australian Journal of Jewish Studies 26 (2012): 10-30.
  3. ^ Sol Encel (1925-2010), unsw.edu.au Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ Michael Pusey, "Fighter for the poor and oppressed", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 August 2010.

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