Ludwig Leichhardt

Ludwig Leichhardt
Portrait of Ludwig Leichhardt
Born
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

(1813-10-23)23 October 1813
Disappeared3 April 1848 (aged 34)
Mount Abundance, Colony of New South Wales
OccupationExplorer

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç 'vɪlhɛlm 'lu:tvɪç 'laɪçhaːʁt]; 23 October 1813 – c. 1848), known as Ludwig Leichhardt,[1] was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.[2]

  1. ^ Erdos, Renee. "Leichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (1813–1849)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 102–104. ISBN 0-522-84236-4. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
  2. ^ Ken Eastwood, ''Cold case: Leichhardt's disappearance', Australian Geographic Archived 7 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine, AG Online, accessed online 7 August 2010

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