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Charles Hedley

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Charles Hedley
Born(1862-02-27)27 February 1862
Masham, Yorkshire, England
Died14 September 1926(1926-09-14) (aged 64)
Parent(s)Rev. Canon Thomas Hedley and Mary, née Bush
Scientific career
FieldsConchology, malacology
InstitutionsRoyal Society of Queensland (secretary)
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Charles Hedley (27 February 1862 – 14 September 1926) was a naturalist, specifically a malacologist. He was born in Britain, but he spent most of his life in Australia.

He was the winner of the 1925 Clarke Medal.[1]

Early life

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Hedley was born in the vicarage at Masham, Yorkshire, England, the son of the Rev. Canon Thomas Hedley and his wife Mary, née Bush.

He was mainly educated in the south of France; from boyhood he collected mollusc shells, and was greatly influenced by a French work on molluscan anatomy.

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This article incorporates public domain text from reference[2]

  1. "The Royal Society of NSW – The Royal Society of NSW". royalsoc.org.au. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. Serle, Percival (1949). "Hedley, Charles". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
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