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Macleay, William John

Patron of science whose study of insects, geology and botany was to form the basis of the Macleay Museum collection at the University of Sydney.

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Born
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
13 Jun 1820
Arrived Sydney
Mar 1839
Died
Elizabeth Bay
07 Dec 1891
Buried
09 Dec 1891
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01 Mar 1855 - 29 Feb 1856
19 Apr 1856 - 28 Nov 1874
1862
27 Nov 1877 - 07 Dec 1891
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1865 - 1891
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1888