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Clarke, Marcus Andrew (1846–1881)

journalist and novelist

Marcus Clarke, by Batchelder & Co, 1874

Marcus Clarke, by Batchelder & Co, 1874

State Library of Victoria, 49333164 H4700

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Marcus Clarke, by Batchelder & Co, 1874

Marcus Clarke, by Batchelder & Co, 1874

State Library of Victoria, 49333164 H4700

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Alternative Names
  • Peripatetic Philosopher
Birth

24 April, 1846
London, Middlesex, England

Death

2 August, 1881 (aged 35)
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

erysipelas

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