Ludwig Leichhardt b. 23 October 1812

Also known as Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, naturalist and explorer. Known drawings are little more than rough records made to assist his scientific work.
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Name
Ludwig Leichhardt
Also known as Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Explorer
  • Naturalist
Birth date
23 October 1812
Birth place
Trebatsch, Prussia, Brandenburg Germany, Trebatsch, Prussia
Death date
c.3 April 1848
Death place
Queensland, Queensland?
Death note
Disappeared inland from Cogoon station on the Darling Downs, Queensland.
Active Period
  • 1842 - 1848
Arrival
  • 14 February 1842 (Arrived on vessel 'Sir Edward Paget'.)
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Queensland
  • Prussia
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • France
  • 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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