Person
Batman, John (1801 - 1839)
- Born
- 21 January 1801
New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 6 May 1839
Victoria, Australia
Summary
John Batman was the first European person to realise the potential of land near the Yarra River as a spot for a town and is thus considered one of the founders of Melbourne.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Brown, P. L., 'Batman, John (1801-1839), Pioneer of Melbourne' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 1 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 67-71. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010066b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q734353. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/63186265. Details
- 'Batman, John (1801-1839)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-626468. 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/index_b.html. Details
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/index_b.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 11 February 2020
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