Johann Ludwig Gerard Krefft b. 17 February 1830

Also known as Johann Louis Gerard Krefft, Gerard Krefft
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
On an expedition of the Murray and Darling rivers, Krefft made over 500 drawings of specimens and Aboriginal subjects. Later he became assistant curator at the Australian Museum, where he published numerous scientific articles and wrote two books on snakes and mammals of Australia.
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Citations

  • Krefft, Johann Ludwig Gerard (1871), 'The Mammals of Australia’.

  • Krefft, Johann Ludwig Gerard (1869), 'The Snakes of Australia’.

  • (1858), 'Illustrated Journal of Australasia’.

See also

  • 'DAA p 437'.

Initial data sources

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

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