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William Benham (zoologist)

William Benham, New Zealand zoologist (died 1950)

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Born
March 29, 1860
Died
August 21, 1950
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1860

About William Benham (zoologist)

Sir William Blaxland Benham was a New Zealand zoologist. In 1937, he was awarded the King George VI Coronation Medal, and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1939 King's Birthday Honours. He won the Hutton Medal of the New Zealand Institute in 1911, and the Hector Medal in 1935. In 1942, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of New Zealand.

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William Benham (zoologist) timeline

  1. He won the Hutton Medal of the New Zealand Institute in 1911, and the Hector Medal in 1935.
  2. In 1937, he was awarded the King George VI Coronation Medal, and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1939 King's Birthday Honours.
  3. In 1942, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of New Zealand.

The world when William Benham (zoologist) was born

William Benham (zoologist) was born in 1860. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineAbraham Lincoln elected — South Carolina secedes
  • Technology milestonePony Express mail service begins
  • World population~1.4B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population31.4M

1860 versus 2026

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Measure18602026
Population31.4M341 million

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