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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-09-18 human Annette Alafaci and Helen Cohn updated 2023-10-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004731b.htm person Spöring Herman Diedrich AACR2 c. 1733 25 January 1771 Place of Birth Åbo, Sweden Place of Death At sea Natural history artist Explorer Naturalist Herman Spöring was a skilled draughtsman and naturalist who studied medicine and surgery at the Universities of Åbo and Stockholm, Sweden, from 1748 - 1753, before travelling to England. While in London he worked as a watchmaker. In 1768 he was engaged as secretary to Joseph Banks, with whom he was acquainted, on the voyage of H.M.B. Endeavour to the south seas under the command of James Cook. Spöring was also known to fellow naturalist on the voyage, Daniel Solander. When landscape artist Alexander Buchan died in 1769 his duties were assumed by Spöring. In assisting Banks, Spöring completed many botanical and zoological drawings. His talents as a watchmaker useful on Endeavour where he was able to repair delicate navigational instruments. Spöring died at sea after the expedition left Batavia, as did nearly 30 other crew members who were suffering from dysentery. 1768 1771 Career position - Secretary to Joseph Banks of H.M.B. Endeavour under the command of James Cook Cook, James (1728 - 1779) Parkinson, Sydney (1745? - 1771) Banks, Joseph (1743 - 1820) Solander, Daniel (1733 - 1782) H.M.B. Endeavour, Royal Navy (1764 - 1778)

Scientific secretary to Joseph Banks 1768 - 1771

 Cook, James (1728 - 1779)

Scientific secretary on Cook's first voyage (1768 - 1771)

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 Spöring, Herman Diedrich (1733-1771)

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 'Spöring, Herman Diedrich', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Spöring, Herman Diedrich Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: Hermann Diedrich Spöring (1773 - 1771), naturalist, artist, surgeon Pearn, John H. Hermann Diedrich Spöring (1773 - 1771), naturalist, artist, surgeon Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine 2009 Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine biennial scientific meeting, Perth 2009 16 Book: The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages: Volume 1 - the Voyage of the 'Endeavour' 1768-1771 Joppien, Rudiger and Smith, Bernard The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages: Volume 1 - the Voyage of the 'Endeavour' 1768-1771 Melbourne Oxford University Press 1985