Alexander Bruce
Farmer, cattle inspector, introducing animal disease precautions.
About Alexander Bruce
Lived 1827 – 1903 (aged 75–76). Alexander Bruce was an Australian farmer and civil servant.
Alexander Bruce (1827–1903) was an Australian farmer and stock inspector. He was notable for introducing precautions against animal diseases affecting cattle (e.g. anthrax, scab) into Australia from the 1860s, and was himself a farmer at Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales.
He was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and attended Marischal College, Aberdeen. He emigrated to Australia in 1852.
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Who was Alexander Bruce?
Farmer, cattle inspector, introducing animal disease precautions. (1827–1903)
When was Alexander Bruce born?
Alexander Bruce was born in 1827.
When did Alexander Bruce die?
Alexander Bruce died in 1903.
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Alexander Bruce was a farmer and civil servant.
What nationality was Alexander Bruce?
Alexander Bruce was Australian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Alexander Bruce (stock inspector)
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