Didier Numa Joubert b. 1816

  • Artist (Photographer)
Colonial-era amateur photographer, merchant and property developer who reportedly produced the first recorded photograph taken on Australian soil. After immigrating to Sydney from France, Joubert lived the remainder of his life in Sydney and was the first mayor of Hunter's Hill.
Name
Didier Numa Joubert
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • mayor (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • property developer (ANZSIC code: 30)
  • merchant (ANZSIC code: G)
Birth date
1816
Birth place
Angoulême, France
Birth note
Angoulême, France
Death date
1881
Death place
Hunter's Hill, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1841 - c.1847
Arrival
  • May 1837 (Sydney, vessel; the 'Cova Nelly')
Residence
  • Lower George Street, Sydney, NSW
  • Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW
  • Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870