John Stokes b. 1 August 1811

Also known as John Lort Stokes
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
John Lort Stokes was a sketcher, surveyor, explorer and naval officer. In 1837-43 he took part in the survey of the coastline of northern Australia. Stokes found and named Port Darwin and the Albert River in northern Australia. A giant sea serpent, Hydrus stokesii, was named after him.
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Name
John Stokes
Also known as John Lort Stokes
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Explorer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1 August 1811
Birth place
Scotchwell, Haverfordwest, Wales, UK
Birth note
Scotchwell
Death date
11 June 1885
Death place
Scotchwell, Haverfordwest, Wales, UK
Burial place
Churchyard of St David's Church, Prendergast, UK
Active Period
  • 1833 - 1851
Arrival
  • 1837
Residence
  • NSW
  • Scotchwell, Wales, UK
  • London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Bolton, G.C., 'John Lort Stokes', Melbourne, VIC : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, [Pike, Douglas (ed)], Melbourne University Press.>, <ExternalResource: Hordern, M. (1989), 'Mariners Are Warned! John Lort Stokes and H.M.S. Beagle in Australia 1837-1843', Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: O'Byrne, W. (1849), 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Spillett, P. (1972), 'Forsaken Settlement', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Stokes, John Lort (1846), 'Discoveries in Australia', London, England, UK : 2 volumes.>]