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Name	Robert Kenneth Meyer
Born	27 May, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Died	6 May, 2009 (aged 76) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Cultural Heritage	American Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1974-1998) Australian Capital Territory, Australia philosopher (1974-1998) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Academy of the Humanities (fellow, 1982-2009)
Workplaces *	Australian National University (philosophy) (academic, 1974-1998) Australian National University (Research School of Social Sciences) (academic, 1974-1998)

* Dates are approximate

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