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Grayson, Henry Joseph (1856 - 1918)

Nurseryman and Geologist

Born: 9 May 1856 England. Died: 21 March 1918.

Grayson worked as a nurseryman but became interested in botany and microscopy which eventually led to a talent for preparing microscope slides and the invention of a micro-ruling machine. He joined the Geology Department, University of Melbourne in 1900.

Career Highlights

Born 9 May 1856. Died 21 March 1918. Trained as a gardiner, was in New Zealand from the early 1880s for some years, nurseryman, Melbourne 1887-98, laboratory assistant, University of Melbourne 1898-1909, research fellow 1909-18. Syme Prize 1917.

Online Resources

'Grayson, Henry Joseph (1856 - 1918), Biographical Entry', in Bright Sparcs, 2001 edn, 2001, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P001250b.htm.

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Prepared by: Carolyn Rasmussen & Rachel Tropea
Created: 4 September 2001

Published by Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, October 2001
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: http://www.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/about/inquiries.html#comment
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 16 November 2009
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/umfs/biogs/UMFS127b.htm

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