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William Sheridan Wall

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Name

William Sheridan Wall

Culture

Australian | Irish

Gender

Male

Birth date

22 October 1815

Birth place

Dublin, Ireland View on map Close map

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Death date

5 October 1876

Death Place

Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Movements

Australia from 1840

Occupations

Artist (natural history) | Explorer | Scientist

Summary

worked: Australia (NSW).

Context

Australia

Biography

Wall was curator at the Australian Museun, Sydney 1844-1858. In 1847, Wall and Ludwig Leichhardt reconstructed a Diprotodon skeleton for display at the museum. Wall later mounted the skeleton of a sperm wale.

Last Updated

05 Feb 2025