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Mar 29, 1860 Isleworth, England, United Kingdom Died on 21 Aug 1950 (aged 90)

New Zealand zoologist and biologist

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About William Benham Zoologist

  • Sir William Blaxland Benham (29 March 1860 – 21 August 1950) was a New Zealand zoologist.He was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England on 29 March 1860.
  • He studied at Marlborough College and London University and taught at Bedford College, London (now part of Royal Holloway, University of London) before moving to New Zealand in 1898.
  • He was a member of the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition.
  • From 1905 to 1911 he was the Governor in Council of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute.He retired in 1936 and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1939 Birthday Honours.

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