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Grayson, Henry Joseph (1856 - 1918) |
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| Nurseryman and Geologist | |||
| Born: 9 May 1856 Worrall, Yorkshire, England. Died: 21 March 1918 Clyde, Victoria, Australia. | |||
| Henry Joseph Grayson worked as a nurseryman but became interested in botany and microscopy which eventually led to a talent for preparing microscope slides and the invention of a micro-ruling machine. He joined the Geology Department, University of Melbourne in 1900. |
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| Born 9 May 1856. Died 21 March 1918. Trained as a gardiner, was in New Zealand from the early 1880s for some years, nurseryman, Melbourne 1887-98, laboratory assistant, University of Melbourne 1898-1909, research fellow 1909-18. Syme Prize 1917. | ||
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