Francis William Dry

1891 – 1979 New Zealand

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Who was Francis William Dry?

Geneticist, biologist, university lecturer, wool researcher (1891-1979)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Francis William Dry (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

October 23, 1891

Died

1979

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