Alberto Dias Soares b. 1830

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Arriving with his brother Gualter in 1852 with a wildcat idea for a railway system which was subsequently turned down by the Sydney Rail Company, Soares decided to channel his youthful energies towards the scriptures. A sound career in theology paved the way for the formally trained engineer to indulge in his artistic side; he was the mastermind behind many of the church buildings in Queanbeyan an
Name
Alberto Dias Soares
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Other Occupation
  • Clergyman (ANZSIC code: 9540)
  • Engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923)
Birth date
1830
Birth place
United Kingdom
Death date
27 April 1909
Death place
Bondi, NSW
Active Period
  • 1857 - 1876
Arrival
  • 1852 (NSW; aboard the 'Formosa'.)
Residence
  • 1857 - 1876 Queanbeyan, NSW
  • 1876 - 1897 Goulburn, ACT
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870