Person

Harris, George Prideaux Robert (1775 - 1810)

Born
1775
Died
16 October 1810
Tasmania, Australia
Occupation
Surveyor and Naturalist

Summary

George Harris was a surveyor and naturalist with David Collins in Tasmania from 1803. The National Library of Australia has some of his correspondences on file.

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • George Prideaux Robert Harris - Records, 1806; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

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See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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