Anderson, Robert Henry

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B.Sc.Agr. : Corporal, 22nd General Service Reinforcements, A.I.F. Enlisting 6th June, 1918, and sailing 14th October, returned from Capetown on account of Armistice. Belmore Scholar. Early education at Fort St. High School.

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1899

Birth in Cooma -- NSW, Australia 12 March 1899
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Early education at Fort Street High School, Millers Point, NSW, Australia
1915

Anderson, William Hewson
1918

Enlisted 6 Jun 1918
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Military service as Corporal
1921

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1921
1921

Botanical Assistant at Royal Botanic Gardens -- NSW, Australia 1921
1923

Married 10 Mar 1923 at Manly Presbyterian Church [ NSW Australia ]
1925

Lecturer in Forestry at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1925
1929

Assistant Botanist at Royal Botanic Gardens -- NSW, Australia 1929
1936

Botanist & Curator at Royal Botanic Gardens -- NSW, Australia 1936
1945

Chief Botanist & Curator at Royal Botanic Gardens -- NSW, Australia 1945
1960

Director at Royal Botanic Gardens -- NSW, Australia 1960
1963

Married 3 Oct 1963 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
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Member of Linnean Society of NSW
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Member of Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
1969

Death in Chatswood -- NSW, Australia 17 August 1969

Gender

Male

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