Anthelme Thozet [SEP] date of birth
Anthelme Thozet
Anthelme Thozet (25 May 1826 – 31 May 1878) was a French-Australian botanist and ethnographer.
He was born 25 May 1826 in Chegnieu-la-Balme (Register of Contrevoz), and fled Calais for London (giving his profession as Engineer) in September 1854 as a political refugee following the 1848-51 revolt in France. He migrated to New South Wales Australia in late 1854/early 1855 as part of a French gold digging expedition to Bathurst. He then moved to Sydney in
Frenchville, Queensland
Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. Situated at the base of the Berserker Range about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River, the district was named for Anthelme Thozet, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchman's Creek which runs through the area was also named for Thozet. At the 2016 census, Frenchville had a population of 9,028; a slight decrease from the 9,159 recorded in 2011.
The area was completely rural in character until the late