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  • 11Association of Chartered Certified Accountants — Infobox Company company name = The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) company company type = British chartered accountancy body foundation = flagicon|UK [England, UK] (1904) company slogan = ACCA Accountancy s uncommon… …

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  • 12Hugh Gordon — Hugh McLeod Gordon (28 March 1909 – 23 April 2002) was a pioneering Australian veterinary scientist and parasitologist.Gordon had a long and distinguished career in veterinary research, becoming a world renowned expert in the field of Veterinary… …

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  • 13MUELLER, Baron Sir Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von (1825-1896) — botanist and explorer son of Frederick Mueller, a commissioner of customs, and his wife Louisa, was born at Rostock, Germany, on 30 June 1825. His family was of Danish origin (C. Daley, information from relatives of von Mueller). Both parents… …

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  • 14The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …

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  • 15John Francis Filmer — (born in Tatura, Victoria, Australia on 16 September 1895 and died in Wellington, New Zealand on 19 July 1979) was an Australian born scientist who later emigrated to New Zealand to continue his scientific research career. Contents 1 Early life 2 …

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  • 16David Rivett — Sir (Albert Cherbury) David Rivett, KCMG (4 December 1885 – 1 April 1961) was an Australian chemist and science administrator. Rivett was born at Port Esperance, Tasmania, Australia. He studied at Wesley College in Melbourne and the University of …

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  • 17Renfrey Potts — Infobox Scientist name = Ren Potts image width = caption = birth date = Birth date|1925|10|4|mf=y birth place = Adelaide, South Australia residence = Australia nationality = Australian death date = Death date|2005|8|9 death place = Adelaide,… …

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  • 18William Noel Benson — (26 December 1885 – 20 August 1957) Research geologist, professor of geology.Benson was born in London, studied in Hobart and Sydney. Appointed in 1917 to the chair of geology and mineralogy at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.Honors …

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  • 19Nancy Tyson Burbidge — AO (5 August 1912 – 4 March 1977) was an Australian systemic botanist, conservationist and herbarium curator. Burbidge was born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire; her father, William Burbidge, was an Anglican clergyman and immigrated to Australia in 1913 …

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  • 20James Arthur Prescott — James Arthur Prescott, CBE, FRS, (7 October 1890 6 February 1987) was an agricultural scientist.Prescott was born in England, educated at the University of Manchester achieving Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in 1911. The following… …

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