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John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Verwey: New Dictionary of South African Biography
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090425
South African History Online (2012) 'John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090425 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090425, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090425. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090425.
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