Sir Andrew Smith (74), discoverer and first director of the South African Museum, dies in London.

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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Sir Andrew Smith (74), discoverer and first director of the South African Museum, dies in London.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089525

South African History Online (2012) 'Sir Andrew Smith (74), discoverer and first director of the South African Museum, dies in London.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089525 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).

South African History Online, Sir Andrew Smith (74), discoverer and first director of the South African Museum, dies in London. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089525, (accessed 26 September 2026).

"Sir Andrew Smith (74), discoverer and first director of the South African Museum, dies in London.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089525. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir Andrew Smith (74), discoverer and first director of the South African Museum, dies in London.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089525.