Biography - James Godfrey Goodsir

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James Godfrey Goodsir (1825–1911)

Additional Resources and Scholarship

death notice, Leader (Melbourne), 20 May 1911, p 55

Citation details

'Goodsir, James Godfrey (1825–1911)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/goodsir-james-godfrey-28637/text, accessed 12 May 2025.

Life Summary [details]

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Scottish

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