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Name	Henry Chamberlain Russell
Alternative Names	Henry Chamberlaine Russell
Born	17 March, 1836 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died	22 February, 1907 (aged 70) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hargrave, Lawrence (work colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	astronomer (1859-1904) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1859-1904) New South Wales, Australia scientific instrument maker (1859-1907) New South Wales, Australia meteorologist (1870-1904) New South Wales, Australia educationist (1875-1907) New South Wales, Australia university administrator (1875-1907) New South Wales, Australia university vice-chancellor (1891-1892) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate