Jane Tost b. c.1817

Also known as Ada Jane Rohu
  • Artist
Taxidermist in partnership with her daughter Ada Jane Rohu. For over forty years (1860-1900) Jane Tost and Ada Jane Rohu were the most consistent and most successful NSW women exhibitors at international exhibitions, winning at least twenty medals between them.
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Name
Jane Tost
Also known as Ada Jane Rohu
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Taxidermists
Birth date
c.1817
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
1889
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1839 - c.1889
Arrival
  • 1855 (Tasmania.)
Residence
  • c.1845 - c.1855 London, England, UK
  • c.1860 - c.1889 Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related person groups
  • Royal Society of Tasmania, TAS (associate of)
  • Tost & Rohu (associate of)
  • British Museum, England, UK (associate of)
  • Hobart Town Museum, TAS (associate of)
  • Australian Museum, NSW (associate of)
  • Victoria Theatre, Pitt St, Sydney, NSW. (associate of)
  • Agricultural Society of NSW, NSW (associate of)
  • Royal Society of Tasmania, TAS (associate of)
  • Tost & Rohu (associate of)
  • British Museum, England, UK (associate of)
  • Hobart Town Museum, TAS (associate of)
  • Australian Museum, NSW (associate of)
  • Victoria Theatre, Pitt St, Sydney, NSW. (associate of)