Family name Lankester (Lankester 
) , throughout the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Lankester is habitual in Netherlands, where it is a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Lankester | Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, Canada |
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edwin lankester British scientist, GB (b. 1814) |
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phebe lankester British botanist known for popular science writing (1825–1900), GB (b. 1825) |
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edwin ray lankester British zoologist (1847-1929), GB (b. 1847) |
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| edward lankester British KC (b. 1855) |
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| charles h. lankester botanist (1879-1969), GB (b. 1879) |
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marisa lankester Italian writer, US (b. 1963) |
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| coby lankester Dutch composer, NL (b. 1918) |
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| tim lankester British economist (b. 1942) |
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| michael lankester British conductor, GB (b. 1944) |
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| susan lankester (b. 1962) |
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| arjan lankester university teacher at Leiden University |
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| f lankester researcher |
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| jan lankester Ph.D. Universiteit van Amsterdam 1956 |
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| joanna lankester researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-0709-6722) |
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| arjan c lankester researcher |
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