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There is no Australian State named after a scientist.

The six Australian States are:

  • Queensland (named in honour of Queen Victoria who reigned at the time);
  • New South Wales (named after Wales in Great Britain);
  • Victoria (again named after Queen Victoria);
  • South Australia (geographical location);
  • Western Australia (geographical location);
  • Tasmania (named after explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman who first named it Van Diemen's land);
and the two territories - Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory.

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However, if the question means which Australian state capital was named after a scientist, the answer is Darwin,capital of the Northern Territory.

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