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Birth Place

England, UK

Biography

sketcher, amateur photographer and dentist, was born in England, eldest son of Robert Hastings Norman and his wife, Sarah. He came to South Australia with his parents when he was a year old and was educated mainly at St Peter’s College, Adelaide. He exhibited photographs at the third annual exhibition of the South Australian Society of Arts in 1859, the year he was apprenticed to his father as a dentist. After completing his six-year apprenticeship he studied in the United States, graduating as a doctor of dentistry from the New Orleans Dental College in 1871. He visited London, then returned to Adelaide in 1872, establishing both home and surgery in Rockville House, North Terrace. His dental practice continued at North Terrace until about 1911 but in 1882 he moved his residence to North Adelaide. He married a daughter of Edward Dewhurst of Adelaide and they had three sons and three daughters. Dr Norman’s lifelong hobbies were amateur photography and drawing in French crayon (pastel). His biographer notes that he was also 'fruitful in mechanical inventions’. He died in 1926, aged eighty-three. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011

Born

b. 1843

Summary

A dentist, sketcher and amateur photographer. He exhibited some photographs at a South Australian exhibition in 1859. Although he spent his time working as a dentist. Photography and drawing were two of his lifelong hobbies.

Gender

Male

Died

1926

Age at death

83