John Burdett Wittenoom b. 1789

Also known as Rev John Burdett Wittenoom
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A sketcher, teacher and clergyman, he established a Classical School in Perth and became a willing patron and participant in the cultural life of the colony. Wittenoom was the only clergyman in the colony between 1830 and 1836.
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Name
John Burdett Wittenoom
Also known as Rev John Burdett Wittenoom
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • clergyman (ANZSIC code: 9540) -
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220) -
Birth date
1789
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
23 January 1855
Death place
Perth, Western Australia
Active Period
  • 1832
Arrival
  • 1830 (Fremantle, WA, vessel; Wanstead)
Residence
  • 1830 - 1855 Perth, Western Australia
  • 1789 - 1829 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Cranfield, R. (1968), 'John Burdett Wittenoom', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol. 2., Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Chapman, B. (1979), 'The Colonial Eye', Art Gallery of Western Australia catalogue, Perth.>, <ExternalResource: Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829 1888', Nedlands, Western Australia.>]