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Name	Sir Robert Kyffin Thomas
Born	19 August, 1851 Nailsworth, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	13 June, 1910 (aged 58) North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (stomach)
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] Thomas, Kathleen Kyffin (daughter) Thomas, William Kyffin (father) Thomas, Mary (grandmother) Thomas, Robert (grandfather) Bowen, Esther Gwendolyn (niece by marriage)
Education *	University of Adelaide (student)
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1910)
Key Organisations *	Art Gallery of South Australia (donor) Freemasons (member, ?-1910) Royal Geographical Society (SA) (president, 1900-1903) Chamber of Commerce (Adelaide) (president, 1906-1907)

* Dates are approximate