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Arthur Purchas

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In March 1861, Purchas and James Ninnis were granted the first New Zealand patent (lodged 10 October 1860), for a plant fibre dressing process and leaf-stripping machine invention installed at their flax mill on the Waitangi Stream at
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stated with respect to the British colony of New Zealand, that "he laid the foundations of all that is good and true in the social life of the colony." He has also been described as the '
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birth in New Zealand. In his medical career, he successfully operated on a number of women suffering abdominal cancer, a dangerous procedure at the time. In 1858, he discovered the
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in Auckland. In addition, he taught music to the blind and invented a system of reading music for the blind; a quick method for preparing metal plates to print
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Purchas resided in Onehunga, where he continued his practise as vicar, until he relinquished the Parish of Onehunga and moved with his family to
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and Auckland, before returning to England. On 27 December 1845, he married Olivia Challinor, daughter of Charles Challinor, in Liverpool.
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and L.S.A. after three years on 29 September 1842. He was subsequently appointed resident surgeon at
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on their way. They left Sydney for Auckland on 3 October 1846. He learnt to speak and write the
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lecture on the subject, that Purchas and Ninnis had introduced iron stampers to the process.
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Clergyman, missionary, surgeon, musician, engineer, inventor, pioneer, geologist and botanist
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fluently and continued work as a doctor and a missionary. He was appointed to the Parish of
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districts), inducted vicar of St Peter's Church and ordained deacon on 19 September 1847.
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A remnant of the predominantly quarried Purchas Hill, looking over College Road, with
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of New Zealand', and "perhaps the most gifted person ever to come to this country ".
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originally described in 1878 from specimens collected in New Zealand by Purchas.
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In October 1844, Purchas travelled to New Zealand as surgeon on board the ship
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in 1875. Immediately following, he recommenced medical practise as a doctor.
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In April 1846 Arthur and Olivia Purchas emigrated to New Zealand, visiting
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Lowe, Geoffrey J. (2010). "The Remarkable Rev. Dr Arthur Guyon Purchas".
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Purchas was known for his interest in relations between the British and
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In 1848, Purchas met and helped introduce future British Prime Minister
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No Ordinary Man: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Dr Arthur Purchas
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Purchas' interest in science saw him work with geologist and botanist
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Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu.
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Purchas died on 28 May 1906. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery in
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in 1867, later becoming the president of the Institute in 1880.
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In 1836, he was apprenticed to a doctor. He began studying at
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In 1850, Purchas became the first European to discover the
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Auckland Commercial and Professional Directory for 1866-7
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No. 1291. 4 January 1868. p. 4. 604:"Old Indentities: Dr. Arthur Guyon Purchas" 574: 572: 513:Animal species named after Arthur Purchas: 481:A photo looking down Purchas Hill Drive in 31: 1100:. Vol. 26, no. 4029. p. 4. 1078:. 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Index

A portrait photo of Arthur Guyon Purchas in 1895
St. Arvans
Wye Valley
Monmouthshire
Hastings
Hawke's Bay
Meadowbank
Auckland
36°52′22″S 174°49′53″E / 36.872888°S 174.831364°E / -36.872888; 174.831364
Albert Purchas
Guyon Purchas
St. Arvans
Wye Valley
Auckland
St. Arvans
Monmouthshire
Guy's Hospital
London
M.R.C.S.
Southern and Toxteth Hospital
Liverpool
Bishop George Selwyn
Nelson
Wellington
New Plymouth
Sydney
Australia
Māori language
Onehunga
Epsom

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