John Walter Osborne b. 20 February 1828

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Photographer and inventor of world's first commercially viable photolithographic process, adopted by Government of Victoria in 1861. Osborne's invention proved successful in England, Germany and USA.
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Name
John Walter Osborne
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • patent expert (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • Engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923)
  • Inventor (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
20 February 1828
Birth place
Cork, Ireland, UK
Death date
20 November 1902
Death place
Palo Alto, California, USA
Active Period
  • c.1852 - c.1890
Arrival
  • 25 December 1852 (at Melbourne in the 'Peru')
Residence
  • c.1890 - c.20 November 1902 Palo Alto, California, USA
  • c.1867 - c.1890 South Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • 1864 - 1902 USA
  • c.1862 - c.1864 Berlin, Germany
  • c.March 1862 - c.1864 England, UK
  • 25 December 1852 - March 1862 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.20 February 1828 - c.1852 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: Gittens, J. (1974), 'John Walter Osborne', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, pp375-376, Melbourne University Press, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Cato, J. (1955), 'The Story of the Camera in Australia', Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Johnson, W.S. (1990), 'Nineteenth-Century Photography: An Annotated Bibliography 1839-1879', Boston, Massachusetts, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Osborn, J.W. (1865), 'On a practical photolithographic process and its applications', British Journal of Photography, vol. 12, no. 272, 07-21.>, <ExternalResource: Willis, Anne-Marie (1988), 'Picturing Australia: A History of Photography', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1861), Argus, 03-12.>, <ExternalResource: (1903), Argus (obituary), 03-21.>, <ExternalResource: (1864), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-03.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>, <ExternalResource: (1863), The Times, 02-17.>, <ExternalResource: (1860), Victorian Government Gazette, 1860-08/1861-01.>, <ExternalResource: Victorian Patent Applications.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Cudmore, P.A.>]