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Latitude
52.215933
Longitude
19.134422
Start Date
1828-01-01
End Date
1828-01-01

Description

Sources

ID
tba7bd

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/gustavus-von-tempsky
Birth Place
Poland
Biography
painter, army officer and adventurer, was born in East Prussia on 15 February 1828. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 15 February 1828
Summary
Best known in New Zealand as the Prussian-born adventurer and daring guerrilla-type fighter, and for the intricately detailed watercolours recording the events of the Waikato and Wanganui Campaigns in the 1860s, 'Memoranda of the New Zealand Campaign 1863-1864'.
Gender
Male
Died
7 September 1868
Age at death
40