Gideon Scott Lang b. 1819

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Lang was a sketcher, author and pastoralist, who arrived from Scotland in 1841. He later became a Member of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales.
Name
Gideon Scott Lang
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Member of Parliment (ANZSIC code: 7520) (Member of Parliment New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1856/1857).)
  • Journalist (ANZSIC code: 9002) (Journalist Correspondant from the gold diggings (early 1850s).)
  • Pastoralist (ANZSIC code: 01)
  • Author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1819
Birth place
Scotland, UK
Death date
13 July 1880
Active Period
  • c.1854
Arrival
  • 1841
Residence
  • c.1863 - c.1880 New South Wales
  • 1862 - 1863 Europe
  • 1856 - 1857 New South Wales
  • 1850 - 1857 Southern Queensland
  • 1841 - 1850 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1819 - 1841 Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870