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Bastow, Richard Austin (1839 - 1920) |
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| Botanist and Botanical artist | ||
| Born: 14 May 1839 Edinburgh, Scotland. Died: 14 May 1920. | ||
| Richard Austin Bastow, an architectural draughtsman, specialised in the field of cryptogamic botany and was a keen member of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Edinburgh, Scotland, 14 May 1839. Died Melbourne, 14 May 1920. Arrived Tasmania 1884 as architectural draughtsman; took up botany as a hobby; moved to Victoria ca 1888; worked on mosses. |
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