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A fact from Edward Dobson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Arthur's Pass (pictured) in New Zealand was named by Edward Dobson after the alpine pass was explored by his son Arthur?

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His obituary in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers gives 1816 as year of birth, with no indication of uncertainty. Is there any reason to think this is wrong? --Andreas Philopater (talk) 12:25, 7 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

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