Johann Wilhelm Theodor Ludwig Blandowski b. 21 January 1822

Also known as William Blandowski
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer)
William Blandowski lived in Australia for almost a decade and in that time he explored tracts of Central Victoria and helped found the Geological Society of Victoria in 1852 and was appointed Government Zoologist in April 1854. Upon returning to Germany Blandowski tried fruitlessly for years to get his 4,000 drawings of Australia published.
Name
Johann Wilhelm Theodor Ludwig Blandowski
Also known as William Blandowski
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • Government zoologist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Mining engineer (ANZSIC code: 1012)
Birth date
21 January 1822
Birth place
Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Prussia (Poland), Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Prussia (now Poland)
Birth note
Prussia
Death date
c.1876
Active Period
  • c.1849 - c.1862
Arrival
  • 14 September 1849 (Arrived in Adelaide, SA aboard the Ocean)
Residence
  • c.1859 - c.1862 Germany
  • c.1854 - c.1855 Mornington Peninsular & Western Port districts (Exploration )
  • c.1854- Central Victoria (Exploration )
  • 1853 - 17 March 1859 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.January 1851 - c.May 1851 Mount Gambier, SA (Exploration )
  • c.14 September 1849 - c.1851 Adelaide, SA
  • c.21 January 1822 - c.1849 Gleiwitz in Upper Silesia, Prussia (now Gliwice in Poland)
Training
  • University of Berlin, Germany
  • Tarnowitz Mining School, Prussia
  • Royal Prussian Cadets, Prussia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions