▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁formally ▁changed ▁to ▁Cow en ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁boy . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Park ▁State ▁School , ▁Scot ch ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁Dar win ▁during ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁ra id ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁before ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁ci pher ▁unit ▁of ▁General ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁office . ▁He ▁married ▁Anna ▁W itt ner ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Cow en ▁then ▁went ▁as ▁a ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar ▁to ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Civil ▁Law ▁degree ▁and ▁joint ly ▁won ▁the ▁V iner ian ▁Sch olar ship . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁Ori el ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁consult ant ▁on ▁legal ▁matters ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Military ▁Government ▁in ▁Al lied - occup ied ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Cow en ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁became ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁where ▁he ▁appointed , ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁Francis ▁Patrick ▁Don ovan . ▁During ▁these ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁frequently ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁American