Robert Bedford

Robert Bedford
Born
Robert Arthur Buddicom

(1874 -11-07)7 November 1874
Ticklerton, Shropshire, England
Died14 February 1951(1951-02-14) (aged 76)
Kyancutta, South Australia
Burial placeKyancutta, South Australia, as Robert Bedford
Other namesRobert Arthur Bedford
Spouses
Laura Lucie Finlay
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(m. 1900; div. 1920)​
Ethel Hilda Lewis
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(m. 1921)​
Parents
  • William Squire Buddicom (father)
  • Elizabeth Haughton Buddicom, née Hornby (mother)

Robert Bedford (born Robert Arthur Buddicom; 7 November 1874 – 14 February 1951) was an English-Australian scientist, museum curator, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his collection housed in Kyancutta Museum, founded by him in 1929, and for his work on archeocyathinae (marine sponge fossils of the Cambrian era) and meteors.

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