Albert Ellis (prospector)
Sir Albert Ellis | |
|---|---|
Ellis, c. 1928 | |
| Born | Albert Fuller Ellis 28 August 1869 |
| Died | 11 July 1951 (aged 81) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Employer(s) | John T. Arundel and Company |
| Spouses | Florence Christina "Flo" Stewart
(m. 1900; died 1909)Nellie Isabel Stewart
(m. 1913) |
Sir Albert Fuller Ellis CMG (28 August 1869 – 11 July 1951) was an Australian prospector in the Pacific. He discovered phosphate deposits on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Banaba (Ocean Island) in 1900. He was the British Phosphate Commissioner for New Zealand from 1921 to 1951.