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Person
Authorized form of name
Garstin, Sir William Edmund
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Description area
Dates of existence
1849-1925
History
Sir William Edmund Garstin was a British civil engineer. He was responsible for a number of important hydrological and public works in Egypt. Garstin was Under Secretary of State for Public Works in Egypt. The extinct giant snake Gigantophis garstini was named in his honour