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Nicolay, Charles Grenfell (1815 - 1897) |
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| Geologist and Geographer | ||
| Born: 3 August 1815 Chelsea, England. Died: 9 May 1897 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. | ||
| Charles Grenfel Nicolay was the founder of Western Australia's first public museum. In 1881 he began a collection of rocks and minerals which in 1889-90 became the first part of the Western Australian Museum. |
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