Person

Grant, James (c. 1813 - 1865)

Born
c. 1813
Died
23 October 1865
Occupation
Surgeon and Naturalist

Summary

James Grant was a surgeon at the Colonial Hospital, Launceston as well as at New Norfolk, Port Arthur, Brighton and Bothwell. He arrived in Van Diemen's Land in July 1835 on board the "Medway".

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See: Design and Art Australia Online for more details: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/james-grant/personal_details/

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Edited Books

  • Davis, William E. ed., Early Tasmanian Ornithology: the Correspondence of Ronald Gunn and James Grant, 1836-1838 (Cambridge, MA: Nuttall Ornithological Club, 2009), 263 pp. Details

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