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Name	Sir Joseph Cooke Verco
Born	1 August, 1851 Fullarton, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	29 July, 1933 (aged 81) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Churches of Christ Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gilmore, Hugh (patient)
Occupation or Descriptor *	benefactor (general) (1878-1933) South Australia, Australia conchologist (1878-1933) South Australia, Australia natural history collector (1878-1933) South Australia, Australia physician (1878-1933) South Australia, Australia shell collector (1878-1933) South Australia, Australia temperance advocate (1878-1933) South Australia, Australia academic (1887-1915) South Australia, Australia
Legacies *	Verco medal (Royal Society of South Australia) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate

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