Robert Hastings Norman b. 1807

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer and dentist. He spent the majority of his life practising as a dentist however he did open Australia's first photographic business. He taught one of his sons how to take a daguerreotype and had a wide range of cultural interests.
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Citations

  • Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanicla Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Chapman, A. (1937), 'History of Dentistry in South Australia 1836-1936’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Jensen, E. & Jensen, R. (1980), 'Colonial Architecture in South Australia’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Noye, R.J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885’, Adelaide, SA.

Initial data sources

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

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Other occupations
  • Dentist (ANZSIC code: 8531)
  • Dentist (ANZSIC code: 8531)
Arrivals
  • 18 June 1844 (To South Australia on board the 'Taglioni'.)
  • 1844 (To South Australia on board the 'Taglion'.)
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Place Adelaide, South Australia, Australia South Australia, SA