William Archer b. 16 May 1820

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Painter)
Although best-known as an architect, William Archer was also a talented botanical artist. He assisted Dr Joseph Hooker at Kew Gardens with the 'Florae Tasmaniae' when he and his family were living in England in 1856-1858.
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associate of
John Gunn
Artist (Draughtsman)
child of
Thomas Archer
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child of
née Hortle Susannah Archer
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associate of
William Rogers
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associate of
Robert Stephenson
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associate of
William Wailes
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associate of
Bishop F. R. Nixon
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relative of
Robert Quayle Kermode
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associate of
Dr Joseph Hooker
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associate of
Daniel Herbert
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sibling of
Joseph Archer
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parent of
Jessie Archer
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parent of
Alexander Archer
1820
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman)
sibling of
Charles Archer
1820
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Louis Buvelot
1820
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Henry Plow Kane
1820
Artist (Draughtsman)

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References [<ExternalResource: Archer, W. (1864), 'P& P Royal Society Tasmania'.>, <ExternalResource: Lennard, B. (1980), 'William Archer (1820 1874)', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association vol. 27, no. 3, September.>, <ExternalResource: (1966), 'William Archer', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vols 1, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Mander-Jones, P. (1972), 'Manuscripts in the British Isles relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1980).>, <ExternalResource: Robertson, E.G. (1964), 'Early Houses of Northern Tasmania', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Dixson, W. (1923), 'Notes on Australian artists', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society vol. 9, iss.2 & 7.>, <ExternalResource: 'Archer Papers', University of Tasmania Archives.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.>, <ExternalResource: (1846), Launceston Examiner, 12-02.>] [<ExternalResource: Archer, W. (1864), 'P& P Royal Society Tasmania'.>]