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Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky | |
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_fl_1852-1900.jpeg) Gustav von Tempsky , ca. 1868 | |
| Born | 15 February 1828 Braunsberg, East Prussia, today Braniewo, Poland |
| Died | 7 September 1868 (aged 40) Te Ngutu o Te Manu ("The Bird's Beak", Titokowaru's main pā), New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Adventurer, artist, newspaper correspondent and soldier |
| Spouse(s) | Emilia Bell von Tempsky, neé Ross, 1823 - 1900[1] |
| Children | Randal von Tempsky (1856 Bluefields, Nicaragua – 1898 Kula, Maui County, Hawaii), Louis von Tempsky (1858 Glasgow, Scotland – 1922 Waiakoa, Maui County, Hawaii), and Lina Kettle (von Tempsky) (1859 Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - 1938 Napier, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand) |
| Parent(s) | Karoline Henriette Friederike Wilhelmine von Studnitz and Julius Louis von Tempsky |
Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky (15 February 1828 – 7 September 1868) was a Prussian adventurer, artist, newspaper correspondent and soldier in New Zealand, Australia, California, Mexico and the Mosquito Coast of Central America. He was also an amateur watercolourist who painted the New Zealand bush and the military campaign.
- ^ "Tempsky, Emilia Ross von, 1823-1900". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 June 2024.