Robert Knopwood
Robert Knopwood | |
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| Born | 2 June 1763 England |
| Died | 18 September 1838 (aged 75) |
| Occupations | Clergyman, Magistrate |
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Robert Knopwood (2 June 1763 – 18 September 1838)[1] was an early clergyman and diarist in Australia.
Knopwood was the third child and only surviving son of Robert Knopwood (from a wealthy Norfolk family) and his wife Elizabeth, née Barton of Threxton, Norfolk, England.[1] Knopwood was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and graduated B.A. in 1786, M.A. in 1790.[2] Knopwood was ordained deacon in December 1788 and priest a year later.[3][4]
In popular culture
- Chris Haywood portrayed Robert Knopwood in the film The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008).
- The Outlaw Michael Howe aired in Australia on the ABC television network on 1 December 2013. Australian actor Matt Day portrayed Knopwood. He is only shown as a settler and magistrate - not a clergyman.
See also
- Ocean, the ship that brought Knopwood from Port Phillip to Hobart
References
- ^ a b Monks, Linda (1967). "Knopwood, Robert (1763 - 1838)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Knopwood, Robert (KNPT781R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Nicholls, Mary (2006). "Robert Knopwood". www.utas.edu.au. University of Tasmania: Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Knopwood, Robert; Nicholls, Mary (1977), The diary of the Reverend Robert Knopwood, 1803-1838 : first chaplain of Van Diemen's Land (Facsimile ed.), Tasmanian Historical Research Association, ISBN 978-0-909479-09-1
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Knoppwood, Robert". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
External links
- Knopwood, Robert (25 November 2009), Diary of Robert Knopwood, Van Diemen's Land, 1805-1808, University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, retrieved 7 December 2014