Life Summary - Benjamin Herschel Babbage

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Babbage, Benjamin Herschel (1815–1878)

	Babbage, Benjamin Herschel (1815–1878)
Born	1815 London , Middlesex , England
Died	22 October, 1878 (aged ~ 63) Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Anglican
Passenger Ship*	Hydaspes (1851)
Occupation*	geologist (1851-1878) South Australia, Australia grape grower (1851-1878) South Australia, Australia rail/tramways engineer (1853-1855) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1857-1857) South Australia, Australia
Key Events*	Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, 1866 (SA commissioner)
Key Organisations*	Royal Society of South Australia (founding member, 1853-1878)
Key Places*	Overland Telegraph line (NT) (assistant planner)

* Dates are approximate

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