Henry Edwards b. 1824

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A sketcher, actor and entomologist, Edwards worked in Australia as an actor and made natural history sketches. He ultimately owned one of the largest insect collections in the United States.
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Name
Henry Edwards
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Entomologist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Actor (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1824
Birth place
Ross, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Death date
July 1891
Death place
New York, NY, USA
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1867
Arrival
  • c.1850 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • October 1889 - 1889 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1867 - 1889 California, USA
  • 1850 - 1867 Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Gibbney, H.J. and Smith, A.G. (eds) (1987), 'A Biographical Register 1788 1939', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Horning, D.>]