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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-03-20 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-09-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007651b.htm person Berry Alexander AACR2 30 November 1781 17 September 1873 Place of Birth Fife, Scotland Place of Death Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia Businessman Pastoralist Medical practitioner Alexander Berry, having studied medicine at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, joined the East India Company as a surgeon's mate. Finding medicine not to his taste, in 1806 he embarked on a mercantile career. His short-lived partnership with Francis Shortt foundered when their ship, City of Edinburgh, came to grief. More enduring was his partnership with Edward Wollstonecraft, ultimately his brother-in-law. Together they established a trading store in the centre of Sydney and became considerable land holders in the Shoalhaven area. Berry was a member of the Philosophical Society of Australasia, the first learned society established in New South Wales. His broad interests were such that he joined several later societies, including the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1867. His personal library was reputed to hold 2,000 volumes. For over 30 years Berry was a Member of the colony's Legislative Council where, being of a conservative bent, he opposed representative and municipal government. 1796 1798 Education - Studied medicine at St Andrews University, Scotland 1798 1801 Education - Studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh 1801 Career position - Surgeon's mate, East India Company July 1819 July 1819 Life event - Arrived in Sydney December 1821 1822 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of Australasia January 1822 February 1822 Career event - With Hamilton Hume and Robert Johns exploring Shoalhaven area 1828 1861 Career position - Member, Legislative Council, Parliament of New South Wales 1850 1855 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Philosophical Society 1855 1866 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1867 1873 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales Wollstonecraft, Edward (1783 - 1832)

Business partner and brother-in-law

 Berry, David (1795? - 1889)

Brother and manager of Shoalhaven estates

 Hume, Hamilton (1797 - 1873)

Explored the Shoalhaven area 1822

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Member 1867 - 1873

 Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866)

Member 1855 - 1866

 Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture (1850 - 1856)

Member of Council 1850 - 1855

 Philosophical Society of Australasia (1821 - 1822)

Member 1821 - 1822

 'Berry, Alexander', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Berry, Alexander Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: On the geology of the coast of New South Wales Berry, Alexander On the geology of the coast of New South Wales London John Murray 1825 Geographical memoirs on New South Wales Barron Field 231-54 Book: Reminiscences of Alexander Berry Berry, Alexander Reminiscences of Alexander Berry Sydney Angus a& Robertson 1912 Journal Article: Alexander Berry, the laird of Shoalhaven Jervis, J. Alexander Berry, the laird of Shoalhaven 1941 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society 21 1 18-87 Thesis: Aspects of the career of Alexander Berry, 1781- 1873 Bridges, Barry John Aspects of the career of Alexander Berry, 1781- 1873 University of Wollongong 1992 Book: Alexander Berry and Elizabeth Wollstonecraft Swords, Meg Alexander Berry and Elizabeth Wollstonecraft Surry Hills, N.S.W North Shore Historical Society 1978 Journal Article: Biographical Sketches of Some of the Members of the Philosophical Society of Australasia Cambage, R.H. Biographical Sketches of Some of the Members of the Philosophical Society of Australasia 1921 Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales lv xxxiii-xlii