John Hyacinth Power

John Hyacinth Power
Born2 November 1884 Edit this on Wikidata
Died21 December 1964 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)
Academic career
FieldsHerpetology, botany
InstitutionsChristian Brothers' College, Kimberley
McGregor Museum (director, 1947–1958)

John Hyacinth Power was the second Director of the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa.[1][2]

Born in Waterford, Ireland on 2 November 1884, Power emigrated to South Africa in 1904 to take up a post as school master at Kimberley's Christian Brothers' College (now known as St Patrick's College). From 1920 he headed the South African School of Mines (later the Northern Cape Technical College).

  1. ^ Wilson, Beryl 2007. Mr John Hyacinth Power: 1884–1964. In Hart, R. (ed) 2007. Chapters from the past: 100 years of the McGregor Museum, 1907–2007. Kimberley: McGregor Museum
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