Robert Townson (natural historian)

Robert Townson
Portrait by Augustus Earle, c. 1826
Born1762 (1762)
Richmond, Surrey
Died27 June 1827(1827-06-27) (aged 64–65)
New South Wales
Burial placeParramatta
CitizenshipAustralia
OccupationDoctor - Historian

Dr Robert Townson MD FRSE LLD (1762 – 27 June 1827) was an English natural historian, traveller, mineralogist and doctor who emigrated to New South Wales in 1806.

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