William Paterson b. 17 August 1755

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
William Paterson was a sketcher, natural historian, collector, soldier and lieutenant-governor. He was interested in zoology and is said to have been the first person to take a live giraffe to London.
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Royal Society
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associate of
New South Wales Corps
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Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library's Paterson-Doody Collection (collected in)
  • Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, UK (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library's Paterson-Doody Collection (collected in)
  • Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, UK (collected in)