# Arthur Purchas

> Arthur Guyon Purchas was a clergyman, missionary, surgeon, musician, engineer, inventor, pioneer, geologist and botanist born at St. Arvans in the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, who lived most of his life in Auckland, New Zealand. He was the father of fourteen children and an important figure during British colonisation of New Zealand, described as an 'amazingly versatile colonist'.

*New Zealand clergyman, surgeon, musician (1821-1906)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1821-09-27
- **Died:** 1906-05-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Arthur Guyon Purchas was a clergyman, missionary, surgeon, musician, engineer, inventor, pioneer, geologist and botanist born at St. Arvans in the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, who lived most of his life in Auckland, New Zealand. He was the father of fourteen children and an important figure during British colonisation of New Zealand, described as an 'amazingly versatile colonist'.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 28.9

## Sources
- [Arthur Purchas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Purchas)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70278747)

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