W. H. Leigh

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Sketcher, ship's surgeon and author who visited Kangaroo Island in April 1837 on board the vessel 'South Australia'. He later visited Adelaide and Sydney before returning to England in 1838.
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Name
W. H. Leigh
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Peripatetic surgeon (ANZSIC code: 8512)
Active Period
  • c.1836 - c.1847
Arrival
  • April 1837 (Arrived Kangaroo Island on vessel 'South Australian'.)
Residence
  • England
  • South Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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