Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918

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Surveyor and anthropologist. After his retirement as a surveyor in the early 1890s, he spent twenty years researching the anthropology and languages of the Australian Aborigines. During this time he had over 100 papers published in anthropological and scientific journals. R.H. Mathews was the father of ornithologist Gregory Mathews.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1870-1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225829974

Surveyor turned anthropologist who studied the social life and languages of Aboriginal Australians.

From the description of Research notes on Australian Aboriginal languages [manuscript]. 1875-1891. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225851415

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Birth 1841

Death 1918

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