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.
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