Person
Wilson, Samuel (1832 - 1895)
- Born
- 7 February 1832
Ballycloughan, Ireland - Died
- 11 June 1895
London, England - Occupation
- Science patron and Pastoralist
Summary
(Sir) Samuel Wilson was an astonishingly successful pastoralist with huge areas of freehold land in Victoria and New South Wales. He supported the work of the Acclimatisation Society by experimenting with ostrich farming and breeding angora goats, trout and salmon.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Blake, L. J., 'Wilson, Sir Samuel (1832-1895)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 418-419. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060450b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7412949. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/68806060. Details
- 'Wilson, Samuel (18320207-18950611)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1263747. Details
See also
- Goad, Philip, 'Stolen stones and bare-faced brick' in Dhoombak goobgoowana: a history of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne - Volume 1: The Truth, Ross L. Jones, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton, eds (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2024), pp. 50-66. https://www.mup.com.au/books/dhoombak-goobgoowana-paperback-softback. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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