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Charles Rasp, born Hieronymous Salvator Lopez von Pereira,[1] (7 October 1846 – 22 May 1907) is known as the first person to identify the economic potential of the ore deposits at Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
He was born at Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, where he was educated and he was trained in chemistry. He emigrated to Australia to improve his health in 1869 and worked at a variety of jobs on rural stations, eventually ending up at the Mount Gipps Station managed by George McCulloch, where he was employed as a boundary rider.[2]
- ^ Broken Hill Visitor Information Centre > About Broken Hill > Local Factbook > Charles Rasp Accessed 22 May 2014.
- ^ [Jenny Camilleri, In The Broken Hill Paddock, printed by Openbook Australia ISBN 0-646-46245-8