Person
Johnson, Richard (1753? - 1827)
- Born
- 1753?
Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Died
- 13 March 1827
London, United Kingdom - Occupation
- Minister of religion and Natural history collector
Summary
Richard Johnson, an Anglican clergyman, was appointed Chaplain to the colony of New South Wales in 1784, and returned to London in 1789. While in N.S.W. he collected plants and animals which were sent to Joseph Banks and others in England. The Mitchell Library at the National Library of Australia has a collection of some of his records and letters to Banks.
Details
Chronology
- 1784
- Career event - Ordained in the Anglican church
- 1784 - 1798
- Career position - Chaplain to the Colony of New South Wales
Related entries
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Richard Johnson - Records, 1788, Z Safe 1/22; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Cable, K. J., 'Johnson, Richard (1753?-1827), Church of England clergyman' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 17-19. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/johnson-richard-2275. Details
Resources
- 'Johnson, Richard (1753-1827)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468961. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 April 2022
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