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Crowther, William Lodewyk (1817–1885)

surgeon, naturalist and parliamentarian

William Lodewyk Crowther (1817-1885), by unknown photographer

William Lodewyk Crowther (1817-1885), by unknown photographer

W L Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, AUTAS001125643528

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William Lodewyk Crowther (1817-1885), by unknown photographer

William Lodewyk Crowther (1817-1885), by unknown photographer

W L Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, AUTAS001125643528

Life Summary [details]

Birth

15 April, 1817
Haarlem, Holland, Netherlands

Death

12 April, 1885 (aged 67)

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