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Name	Sir Edward Deas Thomson
Alternative Names	Edward Deas Thomson
Born	1 June, 1800 Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
Died	16 July, 1879 (aged 79) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish 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] Bourke, Richard (father-in-law) Bicheno, James Ebenezer (acquaintance) Icely, Thomas (acquaintance) Walsh, William Henry (acquaintance)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1829-1856) New South Wales, Australia colonial secretary (1830-1856) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1837-1879) New South Wales, Australia university vice-chancellor (1863-1865) New South Wales, Australia university chancellor (1865-1878) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate