Thomas Dobson b. 1814

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Dobson was a pioneer in cyclonology and invented a machine to illustrate the deviation of the compass in iron ships. Author of six books on storms, cyclones and hurricanes. Only one landscape of Australia is known, most other sketches relate to his scientific interests.
Name
Thomas Dobson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Scientific writer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
1814
Birth place
Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK
Death date
8 October 1885
Death place
South Shields, Durham, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1870
Arrival
  • 12 January 1850 (Arrived Hobart Town, Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870