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Also Known As Geoffrey Howard Bourne
Born November 17, 1909 • Perth • Australia
Died July 19, 1988 (aged 78) • New York City • New York
Subjects Of Study mammal • adrenal gland
George Gaylord Simpson
American paleontologist
Florence Sabin, c. 1915.
Florence Rena Sabin
American anatomist
Jokichi Takamine
Japanese-American biochemist
Baird, Spencer Fullerton
Spencer Fullerton Baird
American naturalist
William Diller Matthew
William Diller Matthew
Canadian-American paleontologist
William Brooks
William Keith Brooks
American zoologist
George Washington Corner
American anatomist and embryologist
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Australian actress
Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Australian-born American publisher
Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy
Australian-born American singer-songwriter
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Mel Gibson
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The Time Machine
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn
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Rodney Brooks
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Caldicott, Helen Broinowski
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Pat O'Dea
Pat O’Dea
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James Wolfensohn
James Wolfensohn
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Shirley Hazzard
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Brian P. Schmidt.
Brian P. Schmidt
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Jill Ker Conway
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