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Morton, Alexander (1854–1907)

	Morton, Alexander (1854–1907)
Born	11 September, 1854 New Orleans , Louisiana , United States of America
Died	27 May, 1907 (aged 52) Sandy Bay, Hobart , Tasmania , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	American
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Occupation*	museum curator (1877-1884) New South Wales, Australia naturalist (1877-1884) New South Wales, Australia naturalist (1877-1881) Papua New Guinea naturalist (1877-1881) Northern Territory, Australia naturalist (1881-1881) naturalist (1882-1884) Queensland, Australia naturalist (1882-1882) New South Wales, Australia museum curator (1884-1904) Tasmania, Australia botanic gardens director (1904-1907) Tasmania, Australia museum administrator (1904-1907) Tasmania, Australia
Key Organisations*	Royal Society of Tasmania (member) Tasmanian Agricultural and Pastoral Society (member)
Workplaces*	Australian Museum (Sydney) Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

* Dates are approximate

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