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Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton

Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (died 1941)

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Born
April 14, 1852
Age in 2026
174
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1852

About Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton

Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton was an Australian naturalist and teacher born in Ireland. A former president of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, he was known for his studies of desert plants and pollination as well as birds and terrestrial worms. In 1885, he joined the Linnean Society of New South Wales and published the first of many papers in the Society's Proceedings. In October 1887, Hamilton became headmaster of the Mount Kembla Public School and started to study the ecology of the rainforest and to attend lectures at the University of Sydney.

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Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton timeline

  1. In 1885, he joined the Linnean Society of New South Wales and published the first of many papers in the Society's Proceedings.
  2. In October 1887, Hamilton became headmaster of the Mount Kembla Public School and started to study the ecology of the rainforest and to attend lectures at the University of Sydney.

The world when Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton was born

Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton was born in 1852. 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.

Culture in 1852

  • Best-selling bookUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNapoleon III becomes Emperor of France
  • Technology milestoneFirst public flushing toilet opens in London
  • World population~1.32B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population24.4M

1852 versus 2026

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Measure18522026
Population24.4M341 million

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