Leichhardt: the motivations of an explorer
- Author
- Prof. Rod Home, University of Melbourne
- Published
- Thu 13 Mar 2008
- Episode Link
- https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/leichhardt-the-motivations-of-an-explorer
Date recorded: 15 June 2007.
Professor Rod Home looks at Ludwig Leichhardt's family background, financial situation and formal scientific training to argue the explorer was also a perceptive naturalist with a well defined research agenda in Australia.
