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Frazer, Charles (1788? - 1831)
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Botanist and Gardener
Born: 1788?  Blair-Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.  Died: 22 December 1831  Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
Charles Frazer was the Colonial Botanist in New South Wales from 1821 to 1831 and superintendent of the Botanic Garden from 1816 until his death. He was also a field collector and catalogued hundreds of Australian native plants.
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1816Arrived in Sydney with the 46th Regiment
1816 - 1831Superintendent of the Botanic Garden
1817 - 1819Colonial Collector on various expeditions with John Oxley
1821 - Colonial Botanist in New South Wales
1827Visited the Swan River in Western Australia with James Stirling

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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