Knud Bull

Knud Bull
The Wreck of HMS George III
Born(1811-09-10)10 September 1811
Bergen, Norway
Died23 December 1889(1889-12-23) (aged 78)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPainter
RelativesOle Bull (brother)
Georg Andreas Bull (brother)

Knud Geelmuyden Bull (10 September 1811 – 23 December 1889) was a Norwegian painter and counterfeiter. He studied as a painter, was convicted for printing false bank notes, and was deported from the United Kingdom to Australia during 1846.[1] He lived in Australia the remainder of his life, becoming a significant artistic painter there.[2]

  1. ^ Alfsen, Glenny. "Knud Bull". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  2. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Knud Geelmuyden Bull". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2009.