William Phillips b. April 1803

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
William Phillips was a botanical artist, botanist and teacher. He was a friend of the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. It is said that Phillips helped prepare Leichhardt's Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia (London 1847) for the press.
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Name
William Phillips
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • Botanist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Botanical artist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
April 1803
Birth place
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Death date
June 1871
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1847 - c.1855
Arrival
  • 1842 (Sydney, NSW.)
Residence
  • 1842 - June 1871 Sydney, NSW
  • c.April 1803 - c.1842 Norwich, Norfolk, 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: 'NSW Death Records : 746/1871'.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J. Royal Society of NSW: Journal and Proceedings, no. 55, Maiden, J. (1921), 'Records of Australian botanists'.>, <ExternalResource: Gibbney, H.J. & Smith, A.G. (1987), 'A Biographical Register 1788-1939', Canberra.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 746/1871'.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J. Royal Society of NSW: Journal and Proceedings, no. 55, Maiden, J. (1921), 'Records of Australian botanists'.>]