Ernest Favenc
Ernest Favenc (born October 21, 1845 in London , Great Britain , † November 14, 1908 in Sydney , Australia ) was an explorer of Australia.
He was educated in Berlin and Oxford .
In 1863 he arrived in New South Wales and after living in a commercial position for a year, he worked as a shepherd in the Queensland frontier counties .
In 1878 he was selected to explore the land along the western edge of Queensland towards Darwin to see if a railroad could be built. In the early 1880s he also undertook further expeditions to the south of the Gulf of Carpentaria and to the northwest of Western Australia .
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SURNAME | Favenc, Ernest |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British explorer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1845 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1908 |
Place of death | Sydney , Australia |