Kent, Thomas - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry

Bright Sparcs
Biographical entry

Home | Browse | Search | Previous | Next

Kent, Thomas (? - 1832)

Online Sources

Published Sources

Merchant and Sailor

Died: 29 March 1832 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Thomas Kent arrived in Sydney in 1808. He moved to Van Diemen's Land in 1812 and after variuous failed ventures he produced a successful tanning extract in 1818 by crushing and boiling wattle bark and evaporating the liquid into tar.

Online Sources

Published Sources

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003683. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 1 August 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
Disclaimer, Copyright and Privacy Policy
Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 26 February 2007
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P003683b.htm

[ Foundation Supporter - ARC Learned Academies' Special Projects ] [ Top of page | Bright Sparcs Home | Browse | Search ]