William Baragwanath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Baragwanath
Australian geologist
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1878
Place of Birth: Durham Lead, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 20-Sep-1966
Profession: geologist
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About William Baragwanath
- William Baragwanath (1878–1966) was an Australian surveyor, geologist and public servant.
- In 1922 he was appointed director of the Geological Survey of Victoria, and in 1932 Secretary for Mines.
- He discovered fossils of Baragwanathia, a genus of extinct plants named in his honour, which at the time was the most ancient land plant known.
- He was exceptionally knowledgeable about the geology of the Australian state of Victoria.Baragwanath married Clara Ethel, née Jones, on 9 May 1900 at a Presbyterian Church in Flemington.
- Together they had nine children; seven girls and two boys.
- He earned his degree at the Ballarat School of Mines.
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