Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell

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Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell

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Birthplace: Lewes, East Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: September 07, 1895 (75)
Wellington, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Gideon Algernon Mantell and Mary Ann Mantell
Husband of Sarah Mary Mantell and Jane Mantell
Father of Walter Godfrey Mantell
Brother of Reginald Mantell; Hannah Matilda Mantell and Unknown Mantell

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About Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell

Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell (11 March 1820 – 7 September 1895) was a 19th-century New Zealand scientist, politician, and Land Purchase Commissioner. He was a founder and first secretary of the New Zealand Institute, and discovered and collected moa remains.

Mantell was born in Lewes, East Sussex, England, the son of the geologist Dr Gideon Mantell. He arrived on the Oriental leaving 1839 and arriving in Wellington in January 1840.

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Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell's Timeline

1820
March 11, 1820
Lewes, East Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
1864
April 30, 1864
New Zealand
1895
September 7, 1895
Age 75
Wellington, New Zealand
1895
Age 74