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Gunst, Johan Werner (1825 - 1894) |
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| Born: 31 May 1825 Amsterdam, Holland. Died: 19 April 1894 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
| Johan Werner Gunst arrived in Australia (Sydney) in 1852 and set up an allopathic practice. He later became government analyst and in 1854 he moved to New Caledonia. There Gunst set up a practice in Noumea. After some time he returned to Australia where he ran a practice in Grafton and then in Melbourne. In 1862 he returned to Europe. While in Australia Gunst is known to have written two articles on the production of Sorghum Saccharum. Before coming to Australia, he studied at Leyden and was a member of the German National Assembly, Frankfurt. |
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