Selwyn, Alfred Richard Cecil, 1824-1902
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Alfred Selwyn was the Director of the Geological Survey of Victoria from 1853-69.
From the description of Scrapbook, 1859-1971 [manuscript]. 1859-1971. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225461420
Selwyn, born in England on July 28th, 1824, became a geologist working in several countries including Canada, England and Australia. He was the Director of the Geological Survey of Victoria between 1853-69, and later became director of the Geological Survey of Canada between 1869 to 1894. In 1882 he was president of the section of Geological and Biological Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada. He died on October 18th, 1902.
From the description of Biographical sketch. 1904. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224508474
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- Geological surveys
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- Australia--Victoria (as recorded)
- Australia--Victoria (as recorded)
- Victoria (as recorded)
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