Herman Diedrich Spring b. c.1733

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A studious man with a talent for detail, he became through default one of the artists aboard Captain Cook's Endeavour. He died young, at sea. Sadly none of the artists survived this voyage.
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Name
Herman Diedrich Spring
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • surgeon (ANZSIC code: 8512)
  • watchmaker (ANZSIC code: 2419)
  • clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • natural history draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
c.1733
Birth place
Åbo, Sweden , Åbo, Sweden (now Turko, Finland)
Birth note
(now Turko, Finland)
Death date
1771
Death place
at sea, Sunda Straits
Death note
at sea, Sunda Straits
Active Period
  • 1768 - 1771
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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