John White

  • male, deceased (1832)
Description:
John White (c. 1756 - 20 February 1832) was an English surgeon and botanical collector. White was the principal surgeon during the First Fleet to Australia. White arrived in Australia in 1788 as Surgeon-General of New South Wales. He wrote "A Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales" (1790), which described many species of Australian flora and fauna for the first time. He was the first to describe the South-East Asian frog "Litoria caerulea", … Wikipedia
Born:
January 1, 1756
Died:
February 20, 1832
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  • Journal of a Voyage to New...

    YOUR VERY OBEDIENT AND HUMBLE SERVANT, John White.
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