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Sir Julius von Haast

Sir Julius von Haast

The first director and founder of the Museum was Sir Julius von Haast. Haast was also the surveyor-general of Canterbury from 1861 to 1871 and several places in New Zealand are named for him, including Haast Pass, the Haast River and the town of Haast. He also named the Franz Josef Glacier after the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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