Richard Daintree | |
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 Richard Daintree, Australian geologist and photographer, from albumen print | |
| Born | 13 December 1832 Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Died | 20 June 1878 (aged 45) Beckenham, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | geology, photographs of the Victorian goldfields exhibited at the 1862 International Exhibition in London |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Australian Geological Survey Office, Queensland Agent-General |
| Academic advisors | Alfred Selwyn |
Richard Daintree CMG (13 December 1832 – 20 June 1878) was a pioneering Australian geologist and photographer. In particular, Daintree was the first Government geologist for North Queensland discovering gold fields and coal seams for future exploitation. Daintree was a pioneer in the use of photography during field trips and his photographs formed the basis of Queensland's contribution to the Exhibition of Arts and Industry in 1871. Following the success of the display, he was appointed as Queensland's Agent-General in London in 1872 but was forced to resign in 1876 due to ill-health and malpractice by some of his staff although not Daintree himself. A number of features in North Queensland have been named after Daintree including the town of Daintree, Queensland, the Daintree National Park, the Daintree River, the Daintree Rainforest which has been nominated for the World Heritage List and the Daintree Reef.