Francis George Allman Barnard | |
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 Portrait of Francis George Allman Barnard, taken 1920 | |
| Born | 26 December 1857 |
| Died | 1 June 1932 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Spouse | Mary Rachel Watts |
| Father | Francis W. Barnard |
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Francis George Allman Barnard (1857-1932) was an Australian naturalist, a pharmacist, and Mayor of the City of Kew in Victoria. [3] He also played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1886. [4]
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