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Elwyn Welch

Life Sciences

Elwyn Owen Arnold Welch was a New Zealand farmer, ornithologist and conservationist. An expert in raising endangered bird chicks, he is best known for his part in the captive breeding of the newly rediscovered takahe in the 1950s, work that lives on today as the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre.

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Birth Year
1925 1
Death Date
1961-12-10 1
Death Year
1961 1
Death Place
Jos, Nigeria 1
Nationality
New Zealand 1
Birthplace
Masterton, New Zealand 1
Field
Field (category)
Biology 1
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1. Elwyn Welch (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1961-12-10T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1961-12-10T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): New Zealand
    Q664
  • P20 (place of death): Jos, Nigeria
    Q321079
  • P19 (place of birth): Masterton, New Zealand
    Q1223916
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