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Name
F.W. Fitzsimons
Type
Person
Dates of Existence
6 August 1870 - 25 March 1951
History
[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2022, using Wikipedia: Frederick William Fitzsimons was an Irish-born South African naturalist. He emigrated to South Africa in 1881 and was educated in Natal. He was appointed curator of the Pietermaritzburg Museum in 1897, from where he transferred to the Natal Government Museum. In 1906, he moved once more to the Port Elizabeth Museum as director. In 1918, he founded Africa's first snake-park in Port Elizabeth.]