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Name	Herbert Basedow
Born	27 October, 1881 Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	4 June, 1933 (aged 51) Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Cooper, Tjikana (employee) Apma, Charley (related entry)
Occupation *	anthropologist (1903-1933) Northern Territory, Australia anthropologist (1903-1933) South Australia, Australia conservationist (1903-1933) South Australia, Australia explorer (1903-1903) South Australia, Australia Indigenous artefacts collector (1903-1933) South Australia, Australia Indigenous artefacts collector (1903-1933) Northern Territory, Australia general practitioner (1910-1933) South Australia, Australia geologist (1910-1933) South Australia, Australia protector of Aboriginals (1911-1911) Federal, Australia ethnologist (1916-1933) South Australia, Australia explorer (1926-1928) Northern Territory, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1927-1930) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1927-1930) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1933-1933) South Australia, Australia
Social Issues *	stolen child (offender, 1920)

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