Person
Smyth, Arthur Bowes (1750 - c. 1790)
- Born
- 23 August 1750
Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England - Died
- c. 31 March 1790
England - Occupation
- Surgeon
- Alternative Names
- Bowes, Arthur (Also known as)
- Smith, Arthur Bowes (Also known as)
- Smythe, Arthur Bowes (Also known as)
Summary
Arthur 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
Born 23 August 1750. Buried 31 March 1790. Practised medicine at Tolleshunt D'Arcy, his birthplace, at least between 1778 and 1783. Appointed a surgeon on the "Lady Penrhyn" in 1787 and took charge of the prisoners when the convicts' surgeon became ill. 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. Left Sydney on 20 April 1789, making drawings of now rare or extinct birds on Lord Howe Island. Died soon after his return to England.
Chronology
- 1778 - 1783
- Career position - Practised medicine at Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England
- 1787 -
- Career position - Surgeon on the Lady Penrhyn
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Hill, David, First fleet surgeon: the voyage of Arthur Bowes Smyth (Canberra: National Library of Australia Publishing, 2015), 224 pp. Details
Book Sections
- 'Smyth, Arthur Bowes (1750-1790)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 2 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 453-454. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020418b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16859569. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/68409486. Details
- 'Smyth, Arthur Bowes (17500823-17900331)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-640802. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018