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Albert Fuller Ellis

1869-08-28 – 1951-07-11

Portrait of Albert Fuller Ellis
Albert Fuller Ellis (1869–1951), Australian / New Zealand prospector and public official, circa 1928.Credit: Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 12 January 1928, page 38 - photographer Tornquist and S. P. Andrew Studios

Life & Legacy

Sir Albert Fuller Ellis (28 August 1869 – 11 July 1951) was a New Zealand prospector in the Pacific. He discovered phosphate deposits on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Banaba (Ocean Island) in 1900. He was the British Phosphate Commissioner for New Zealand from 1921 to 1951.

Occupation & Career

businessperson, scientist

Education

Cambridge High School

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Knight Bachelor; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · Knight Bachelor

Employer

John T. Arundel

Education & Institutions

Cambridge High School

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2831199 — wikidata View source

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