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Julius Brenchley

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33: 317: 134:. He was set for a life in the Church, having been ordained at Holy Trinity, Maidstone, in 1843. However, in 1845, his father persuaded Brenchley to accompany him on a European tour, and he was bitten by the travel bug. From 1845 to 1867 he travelled the world, collecting, recording and sending material home. He was a passionate collector of art, ethnography and natural history, and was called a " 142:. A park adjacent to the museum, Brenchley Gardens, is named after him to honour his contributions, both cultural and financial, to the museum. During his travels, Brenchley visited every continent except Antarctica. He was especially active in the 217: 149:
Brenchley spent much of his adult life exploring the world in his tireless search for knowledge. His life was shaped by his "passionate love of wandering". He never got married because he was too busy exploring.
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A virtual museum displaying Julius Brenchley's Native North American artefacts, created by Canterbury Christ Church University and Maidstone Museum.
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explorer". Travelling the globe in search of knowledge and adventure, he sent many artefacts from his travels home which are now on display in
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hotel and is buried in the family vaults at All Saints' Church, Maidstone. He is known as a pre-eminent adventurer of his time.
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Julius Brenchley is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Chinese lizard,
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Jottings during the cruise of H.M.S. Curac̜oa among the South Sea Islands in 1865
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Jottings during the cruise of HMS Curacoa among the South Sea islands in 1865
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Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011).
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in Maidstone is named Brenchley Gardens in his honour.
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Adam-Salomon
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Maidstone Grammar School
St John's College, Cambridge
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South Seas
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public park
Eremias brenchleyi
"Brenchley, Julius Lucius (BRNY836JL)"
"Brenchley, Julius Lucius" 
Dictionary of National Biography
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Brenchley Collection
Account of the voyage of the Curacoa
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