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3 unusual facts about John Tyas


John Tyas

In Feb. 1868 he arrived in Adelaide, and joined as a partner the firm of Carter, Tyas, & Co., Manchester warehousemen.

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Tyas was the second son of John Tyas, for many years a member of the literary staff of The Times, was born in Brixton, London, educated in France and afterwards at London University School and at King's College School, London.

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John Walter Tyas (26 November 1833 – 18 December 1903) was a linguist, bibliophile and University of Adelaide registrar.



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