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Bennett, George (1804 - 1893) |
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| Naturalist and Physician | ||
| Born: 31 January 1804 Plymouth, England. Died: 29 September 1893 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
| George Bennett visited Australia in 1829-32 and published "Wanderings in New South Wales...Journal of a Naturalist" (London 1834). He returned to Australia in 1836 as a medical practioner and became associated with the Zoological Society and the Australian Museum. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Plymouth, 31 January 1804. Died Sydney, 29 September 1893. Educated Middlesex Hospital and Hunterian School of Medicine (MRCS 1828, FRCS 1834, MD, Glasgow 1859). Largely at sea 1819-21; wanderings throughout the Pacific 1828-35, visiting Australia 1829, 1832; moved to Australia permanently 1836; private medical practice, Sydney; leading figure in the Australian Museum, the Acclimatization Society and the Zoological Society. Clarke Memorial Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1890. A number of plants and animals are named after him. |
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