Australian Dictionary of Biography

  • Tip: searches only the name field
  • Tip: Use double quotes to search for a phrase

Browse by:

Cultural Advice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains names, images, and voices of deceased persons.

In addition, some articles contain terms or views that were acceptable within mainstream Australian culture in the period in which they were written, but may no longer be considered appropriate.

These articles do not necessarily reflect the views of The Australian National University.

Older articles are being reviewed with a view to bringing them into line with contemporary values but the original text will remain available for historical context.

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2

This volume of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of two for the period 1788-1850 and covers names I-Z. [Read More]

605 matches · Page 7 of 13 · previous | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ... | 13 | next
  1. Parry, Sir William Edward (1790–1855) naval officer and explorer
  2. Parsons, Charles Octavius (1799–1863) pastoralist
  3. Paterson, William (1755–1810) soldier, explorer and lieutenant-governor
  4. Pedder, Sir John Lewes (1793–1859) judge
  5. Peel, Thomas (1793–1865) colonial promoter and landowner
  6. Pelsaert, Francisco (1591–1630) officer of the Dutch East India Co.
  7. Péron, François (1775–1810) naturalist, explorer and historian
  8. Perry, Samuel Augustus (1787–1854) soldier and surveyor
  9. Petchy, John (?–1850) merchant
  10. Petrie, Andrew (1798–1872) builder and architect
  11. Phillip, Arthur (1738–1814) admiral and governor
  12. Pidgeon, Nathaniel (1803–1879) city missionary
  13. Pinnock, James Denham (1810–1875) public servant and banker
  14. Piper, John (1774–1851) military officer, public servant and landowner
  15. Pitcairn, Robert (1802–1861) solicitor
  16. Pitt, Richard (1765–1826) constable and settler
  17. Platt, John Laurio (1782–1836) sailor and settler
  18. Plunkett, John Hubert (1802–1869) lawyer and politician
  19. Polding, John Bede (1794–1877) Catholic archbishop
  20. Powell, Edward (1762–1814) farmer and innkeeper
  21. Power, Robert (1794–1869) military officer and surveyor-general
  22. Powlett, Frederick Armand (1811–1865) public servant
  23. Preiss, Johann August Ludwig (1811–1883) naturalist
  24. Price, Charles (1807–1891) Congregational minister
  25. Price, John Giles (1808–1857) magistrate and penal administrator
  26. Prieur, François Xavier (1814–1891) merchant and author
  27. Prout, John Skinner (1805–1876) artist
  28. Pugh, William Russ (1805–1897) medical practitioner
  29. Quaife, Barzillai (1798–1873) Congregational and Presbyterian minister
  30. Quiros, Pedro Fernandez de (1563–1615) navigator
  31. Raine, John (1786–1837) speculator and merchant
  32. Raine, Thomas (1793–1860) mariner and merchant
  33. Ramsay, David (1794–1860) medical practitioner and merchant
  34. Ranken, George (1793–1860) farmer and pastoralist
  35. Ransom, Thomas (1757–1829) boat builder and publican
  36. Raper, George (1768–1797) seaman and artist
  37. Raven, William (1756–1814) master mariner and merchant
  38. Raymond, James (1786–1851) postmaster-general
  39. Read, George Frederick (1788–1860) merchant, settler and banker
  40. Read, Richard (1765–1829) artist
  41. Read, Richard (1796–1862) artist
  42. Reddall, Thomas (1780–1838) clergyman and educationist
  43. Redfern, William (1774–1833) surgeon
  44. Redmond, Edward (1766–1840) publican, dealer and Catholic layman
  45. Reed, Henry (1806–1880) landowner, shipowner, merchant and philanthropist
  46. Reibey, Mary (1777–1855) businesswoman and trader
  47. Reid, Alexander (1783–1858) landowner
  48. Reid, David (1777–1840) naval surgeon
  49. Reid, Thomas (1791–1825) naval surgeon and prison reformer
  50. Reveley, Henry Willey (1788–1875) civil engineer
605 matches · Page 7 of 13 · previous | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ... | 13 | next
Sort direction