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MR LOUIS THOMAS GRIFFIN. NOTED SCIENTIST. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, August 19. The death has occurred suddenly of a notable figure in -New Zealand science, Mr Louis Thomas Griffin, assistant director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Curator of the Auckland Zoo. Mr Griffin possessed a reputation beyond the Dominion for his attain - ments, the most remarkable of which was his knowledge of Egyptology. He was able to read Egyptian hieroglyphic script with facility, and was recognized as an authority. He was a regular correspondent with some of the world s leading experts on Egyptology. He came to New Zealand 27 years ago to take up an appointment at the Auckland Museum as scientific assistant to the late Mr T. F. Cheeseman, then curator. He was a leading authority on the fishes of New Zealand, first aiding the Auckland City Council in an advisory capacity during the formation of the grounds of the Zoo. He was appointed curator 12 years ago.
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Southland Times, Issue 25367, 20 August 1935, Page 7
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164OBITUARY Southland Times, Issue 25367, 20 August 1935, Page 7
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