George Washington Walker b. 19 March 1800

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Quaker missionary, accompanied his friend James Backhouse on a mission that included many parts of Australia. Throughout his travels, he kept a journal that included many sketches of local scenery.
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Citations

  • Trott, M. (1966), 'George Washington Walker’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 2 ed. Pike, D., Shaw, A., Clark, M., Nairn, B. Serle, G. and Ward, R. vols 1-6, Melbourne 1966-1976.

  • Backhouse, J. & Tylor, C. (1862), 'The Life and Labours of George Washington Walker’, London.

  • Ducker, S. (1988), 'The Contented Botanist: Letters of W.H. Harvey about Australia and the Pacific’, Melbourne.

  • Japp, A., 'Master Missionaries’, London n.d. (1914?).

  • (1945), 'The Hobart Savings Bank…1845-1945’, Hobart.

  • Walker, George Washington, 'Miscellaneous Papers’, Mitchell Library, ms.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870