Johann Lhotsky
1795?–1866
Polish physician, traveller, and natural history collector. Claimed to have discovered gold in Australia but was forced to leave Australia and Tasmania owing to financial troubles. Settled in England in 1838.
Sources
BMD (Death index) s.v. Latzki, John
Aust. dict. biog.
R. Desmond 1977
Bibliography
Aust. dict. biog.: Australian dictionary of biography. Edited by Douglas Pike et al. 14 vols. [Melbourne]: Melbourne University Press. London and New York: Cambridge University Press. 1966–96.
BMD: General Register Office, England and Wales civil registration indexes. England & Wales birth index, 1837–1983. England and Wales marriage index, 1837–1983. England and Wales death index, 1837–1983. Online database. Provo, Utah: The Generations Network. 2006. www.ancestry.com.
Desmond, Ray. 1977. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists, including plant collectors and botanical artists. 3d ed. London: Taylor and Francis.
