Person

Simpkinson de Wesselow, Francis Guillemard (1819 - 1906)

Born
26 May 1819
London, England
Died
4 December 1906
London, England
Occupation
Artist and Naval Officer

Summary

Francis Simpkinson de Wesselow arrived in September 1844 at Hobart Town to work under J. H. Kay at the Rossbank Observatory. He left Hobart in 1849. He was an accomplished artist, some of his work now being in the Royal Society of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Galery.

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Chronology

1844 - 1849
Career position - Observer, Rossbank Observatory, Hobart

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Thomas James Lempriere - Records, 1834 - 1849, A3343; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Royal Society of Tasmania

  • Francis Guillemard Simpkinson de Wesselow - Records, 1832 - 1845; Royal Society of Tasmania. Details

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McCarthy, G.J.

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