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Smith, William Ramsay (1859–1937)

physician, naturalist, anthropologist and civil servant

William Ramsay Smith (1859-1937), by Stump & Co., c1926

William Ramsay Smith (1859-1937), by Stump & Co., c1926

State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B 7479

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William Ramsay Smith (1859-1937), by Stump & Co., c1926

William Ramsay Smith (1859-1937), by Stump & Co., c1926

State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B 7479

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Ramsay Smith, William
Birth

27 November, 1859
King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death

28 September, 1937 (aged 77)
Belair, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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