Person
Townson, Robert (1762? - 1827)
- Born
- 1762?
- Died
- 27 June 1827
Minto, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Naturalist
Summary
Robert Townson arrived in Sydney in 1807 after travelling widely as a gentleman scholar in Europe. He was hailed as the most eminent scholar in the young colony. Unfortunately, he had difficulties with the administration and did little science after his arrival.
Related entries
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Robert Townson - Records, 1807 - 1827; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Goodin, V. W. E., 'Townson, Robert (1763-1827), scholar, scientist and settler' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 537-538. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020490b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Cambage, R.H., 'Biographical Sketches of Some of the Members of the Philosophical Society of Australasia', Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, lv (1921), xxxiii-xlii. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q725069. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/45591847. Details
- 'Townson, Robert (1762-1827)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465345. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 August 2006
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