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Tenison-Woods, Julian Edmund (1832 - 1889)
(also published under the name Julian Edmund Woods, sometimes Tenison-Woods is hypenated, sometimes two words)
Born in London on 15th November 1832, died in Sydney on 7th October 1889.
As a 14 year old he worked for The Times and in 1848 joined the Roman Catholic Church. Because he suffered ill health he moved to Tasmania in 1855.
When was fr julian tenison woods born
Julian had completed his theological studies by 1856 and was ordained in 1857. He was given a parish at Penola in south-eastern South Australia. In 1866 he helped to found the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart at Penola.
He changed his name from Woods to Tenison-Woods in the 1860's and in 1862 published his first book 'Geological Observations in South s Australia'.
At about the same time his first botanical work was done for the Flora of Australiensis (1863-1878), supplying a list of plants for the Ninety Mile Desert in South Australia. He was appointed Director-General of Catholic Education an