dictionary, a review of Peter Benson's Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary (CEED, 1995) and a collection of familiar quotations ("", literally "words with wings") from languages around the world, with their Esperanto equivalents. Literature Harry was the main translator of the "" ("Australian Anthology", 1988) which brought excerpts of Australian literature to the Esperanto-speaking world. Inspired by the well-known Esperanto-cabaretist Raymond Schwartz, he published humorous short stories and memories from his professional life in many Esperanto periodicals. They were collected in the reader "" (1997) ("The Diplomat Who Laughed"). Activities within the Esperanto movement Although Harry declined positions in the international Esperanto bureaucracy, he presided over the Australian Esperanto Association (AEA) in 1960–61 and then for several years after his retirement in 1977. He was member of AEA's examination commission and funded several of its projects. With Ivo Lapenna, former president of UEA, he worked together in the Internacia Esperanto-Asocio de Juristoj (IEAJ) and contributed to its organ (IJR), mainly on topics of international public law. In 1967 he was honoured by the Universal Esperanto Association with a rare membership in the . Publications 1990: (kun V. Gueltling) Auxstralia-Esperanta vortaro – Australian-esperanto dictionary. 3a eld. Bentley 1990. 54 p. – 21 cm. ilus. 1997: La diplomato, kiu ridis. The Esperano as a pdf, 77 p. 2000: (kun Brian Fox). Australian and New Zealand Esperanto Dictionary. Australian and New Zealand words not in other Esperanto Dictionaries. 4a plil. eld. Auxstralia kaj nov-zelanda Esperanto-asocioj, 2000. 98 p. – 21 cm (cx. 2.000 kapvortoj kaj esprimoj). Literature 2002: Short biography and picture of Ralph Harry written by his son John Harry. Obituary by Trevor Steele in the UEA review "Esperanto" (Rotterdam), n-ro 1154. References External links Books and pictures related to Ralph Harry in the Collection of Planified Languages of the Austrian National Library, Viena. Articles by an about Ralph Harry in Elektronika Bibliografio de Esperantaj Artikoloj (EBEA). 1917 births 2002 deaths Australian Rhodes Scholars Companions of the Order of Australia Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Ambassadors of Australia to the European Union Permanent Representatives of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ambassadors of Australia to Germany Australian editors Australian memoirists Australian Esperantists Esperanto lexicographers 20th-century memoirists 20th-century lexicographers