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Sweet, Georgina (1875–1946)

zoologist, academic and philanthropist

Georgina Sweet (1875-1946), by unknown photographer, 1925

Georgina Sweet (1875-1946), by unknown photographer, 1925

University of Melbourne Archives, UMA/I/1071

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Georgina Sweet (1875-1946), by unknown photographer, 1925

Georgina Sweet (1875-1946), by unknown photographer, 1925

University of Melbourne Archives, UMA/I/1071

Life Summary [details]

Birth

22 January, 1875
Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

1 January, 1946 (aged 70)
Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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