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Name	François Robert de Castella
Alternative Names	Francois Robert De Castella
Born	16 January, 1867 South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 May, 1953 (aged 86) Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Swiss Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Castella, Charles Hubert de (father) Castella, Paul Frederic de (uncle)
Occupation *	viticulturist (1886-1953) Victoria, Australia agricultural writer (1890-1936) Victoria, Australia public servant (1890-1892) Victoria, Australia public servant (1907-1936) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate