Charles Robert Scrivener

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Charles Robert Scrivener was an Australian surveyor best known for selecting and surveying the site of Canberra, the nation’s capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian public servant
person
surveyor
contributedTo establishment of Canberra as the capital of Australia
countryOfCitizenship Australia
employer New South Wales Department of Lands NERFINISHED
familyName Scrivener NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cartography
surveying
fullName Charles Robert Scrivener NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
hasHonor Scrivener Dam named in his honour
Scrivener Highway features named after him NERFINISHED
hasRole selector of the site of the Australian federal capital
surveyor of the Australian federal capital site
influenced layout and boundaries of the Canberra district
knownFor selecting the site of Canberra
surveying the site of Canberra
languageOfWorkOrName English
middleName Robert NERFINISHED
nationality Australian
notableEvent selection of Canberra as the national capital of Australia
notableWork survey of the Canberra site
occupation public servant
surveyor
placeOfSignificance Canberra NERFINISHED
New South Wales NERFINISHED
positionHeld survey officer in charge of Canberra site selection
workLocation Australian Capital Territory NERFINISHED
New South Wales NERFINISHED

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Scrivener Dam namedAfter Charles Robert Scrivener