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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.
Milestone
Born
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
13 Jun 1820
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Arrived Sydney
Mar 1839
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Died
Elizabeth Bay
07 Dec 1891
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Buried
09 Dec 1891
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Name
Commemorated by
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Occupation
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Position
{"name":"President","target":"Linnean Society of New South Wales","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
01 Mar 1855 - 29 Feb 1856
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19 Apr 1856 - 28 Nov 1874
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1862
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27 Nov 1877 - 07 Dec 1891
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Property
Occupied
1865 - 1891
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Relationship
Relative of
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Relative of
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Relative of
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Patron
1888
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