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Wright, Horatio George Anthony (1827 - 1901) |
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| Physician and Microscopist | ||
| Born: 1827 Maidstone, Kent, England. Died: 14 September 1901 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
| Horatio George A. Wright, one of the best-known doctors of inner Sydney, was an enthusiastic member of the Royal Society of New South Wales. His interests included micro-photography, astronomy, physics and sanitation. In 1874 he observed the transit of Venus with H.C. Russell. |
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