Biography - William Robert Guilfoyle

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Guilfoyle, William Robert (1840–1912)

landscape gardener and botanist

Sketch of William Robert Guilfoyle

oai:bishop.slq.qld.gov.au:89576 , John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Biographical Entries

Australian Dictionary of Biography entry

Related Entries in NCB Sites

Mueller, Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von (colleague)
Neate, Ambrose Charles (colleague)
Macleay, William Sharp (influence)
MacGillivray, John (influence)

Sketch of William Robert Guilfoyle

oai:bishop.slq.qld.gov.au:89576 , John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Life Summary [details]

Birth

8 December, 1840
London, Middlesex, England

Death

25 June, 1912 (aged 71)
East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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