Charlie Douglas | |
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Born | Charles Edward Douglas 1 July 1840 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 23 May 1916 Hokitika, New Zealand | (aged 75)
Occupation(s) | Explorer, surveyor |
Relatives | William Fettes Douglas (brother) |
Charles Edward Douglas (1 July 1840 – 23 May 1916) was a New Zealand surveyor and explorer, who came to be known as Mr. Explorer Douglas, owing to his extensive explorations of the West Coast of New Zealand and his work for the New Zealand Survey Department. He was awarded the Royal Geographical Society Gill Memorial Prize in 1897.