Robert Hastings Norman b. 1807

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer and dentist. He spent the majority of his life practising as a dentist however he did open Australia's first photographic business. He taught one of his sons how to take a daguerreotype and had a wide range of cultural interests.

Citations

  • Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanicla Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Chapman, A. (1937), 'History of Dentistry in South Australia 1836-1936’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Jensen, E. & Jensen, R. (1980), 'Colonial Architecture in South Australia’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Noye, R.J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885’, Adelaide, SA.

  • South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 – 1900), Wednesday 19 June 1844, page 2

  • South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society, South Australian Deaths Registrations 1842 to 1915 – Index

Initial data sources

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