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Biographical entry 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 Guillemard Simpkinson de Wesselow arrived in September 1844 at Hobart Town to work under J.H. Kay at the magnetic observatory. He left Hobart in 1849.
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
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hodgman, V. W., 'Simpkinson de Wesselow, Francis Guillemard (1819-1906)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 446-447. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020408b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Simpkinson De Wesselow, Francis Guillemard', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-527173. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 August 2006
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