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Biographical entry Alt, Augustus Theodore Henry (1731 - 1815)
- Born
- 1731
United Kingdom - Died
- 9 January 1815
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer and Surveyor
Summary
Augustus Alt was Australia's first engineer and surveyor. He laid out the town of Sydney.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Dowd, Bernard T., 'Alt, Augustus Theodore Henry (1731-1815), Soldier and Surveyor', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 11-12. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010013b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Alt, Augustus Theodore Henry', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467915. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003332. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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