Biographical entry Arnold, Joseph (1782 - 1818)

Summary

Joseph Arnold was a naval surgeon for most of his career. Towards the end of his life he worked for Sir Stamford Raffles in Sumatra as a naturalist. His collection of fossils and shells was deposited in the museum of the Linnean Society, of which he was a fellow.

Details

From 1815 onwards Joseph Arnold tried unsuccessfully to practise in Sydney. He then sailed for England in the "Indefatigable", which burnt to the water's edge in Batavia.

Events

1799

Education - Apprenticed to a surgeon and apothecary

1807

Education - Diploma in Surgery completed in Edinburgh, Scotland

1808 - 1815

Career position - Assistant Surgeon with the Royal Navy in England

1809

Career position - Surgeon on the H.M.S. Hindostan voyage to Sydney

1815

Career position - Surgeon-Superintendent on the Northampton voyage to Sydney

1818

Career position - Naturalist for Sir Stanford Raffles in Sumatra

Archival resources

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

• Joseph Arnold - Records, 1808 - 1818, NX 354; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Pictures Collection

• Joseph Arnold - Records, 1807 - 1818, PIC R7734-R7977 LOC NL Shelves 560; National Library of Australia Pictures Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

• Turner, Dawson, Memoir of J. Arnold MD, London, 1849. Details

Book Sections

• Bateson, Charles, 'Arnold, Joseph (1782-1818)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, p. 29. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010030b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Whitley, Gilbert P., 'Some Early Naturalists and Collectors in Australia', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. xix, 1933, pp. 291-304. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Arnold, Joseph', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-952909. Details