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- ↑ Masters of St Catherine's
- ↑ "Daly, Henry Varian" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 December 2018.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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