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Walter Burley Griffin (1876–1937)

Walter Burley Griffin, n.d.

Walter Burley Griffin, n.d.

National Library of Australia, 23379354

This person appears as a part of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9. [View Article]

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'Griffin, Walter Burley (1876–1937)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/griffin-walter-burley-443/text, published first in hardcopy 2025, accessed online 13 April 2025.

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Walter Burley Griffin, n.d.

Walter Burley Griffin, n.d.

National Library of Australia, 23379354

Life Summary [details]

Birth

24 November, 1876
Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

Death

11 February, 1937 (aged 60)
Lucknow, India

Cause of Death

peritonitis

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Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

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