Biographical entry Smyth, Arthur Bowes (1750 - c. 1790)

Summary

Arthur Bowes Smyth was a surgeon on the Lady Penrhyn in the First Fleet where he took charge of the convicts when their surgeon became ill. He kept a journal under the name of Arthur Bowes from 22 March 1787 to 12 August 1789, which included a description of bird life at Port Jackson and Lord Howe Island. Smyth left Sydney on 20 April 1789, making drawings of now rare or extinct birds on Lord Howe Island. He died soon after his return to England. His family name 'Smyth' sometimes also appears in records as Smythe and Smith.

Details

Events

1778 - 1783

Career position - Practised medicine at Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England

1787 -

Career position - Surgeon on the Lady Penrhyn

Published resources

Book Sections

• 'Smyth, Arthur Bowes (1750-1790)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 453-454. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020418b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Bowes Smyth, Arthur', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-640802. Details