Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of Park
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Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (21 January 1860 – 25 April 1938) was a Scottish mining engineer, pioneering explorer of Africa, entrepreneur, and railroad developer who was chiefly responsible for the discovery of the vast copper deposits in Katanga Province (now incorporated in the Democratic Republic of Congo) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).
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Born | (1860-01-21)January 21, 1860 Aberdeen, Scotland |
Died | April 25, 1938(1938-04-25) (aged 78) |
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