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Richard Cunningham

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Birthplace: Wimbledon, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
Death: circa April 15, 1835 (38-46)
Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia (Killed by Indigenous Australians [Wiradjuri Tribe])
Place of Burial: Lower Tabratong, Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia
Immediate Family:

Son of Allan Cunningham, Snr and Sarah Cunningham
Brother of Allan Cunningham

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Richard was an English Botanist who became Colonial Botanist in New South Wales, and superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. He arrived in Australia in 1833, having worked at Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens where he catalogued plants sent by his brother Allan. Killed by Indigenous Australians [Wiradjuri Tribe].

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  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cunningham_%28botanist%29
  2. http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010257b.htm
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Richard Cunningham's Timeline

1793
February 12, 1793
Birth of Richard Cunningham
Wimbledon, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
1835
April 15, 1835
Age 42
Death of Richard Cunningham
Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia
April 15, 1835
Age 42
Burial of Richard Cunningham
Lower Tabratong, Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia
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