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Description: [[File:Dr Otto Alfred Carl Schomburgk.jpg|left|thumb]] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72157644186655408 click here for more info] === Dr Otto Alfred Carl Schomburgk (c. 1809 – 16 August 1857) === * Otto Alfred Carl Schomburgk was born around '''1809/1810 at Freyburg Saxony, Germany'''. He was a member of the prominent ''Schomburgk'' family; his father was Rev. Johann Friedrich Ludwig Schomburgk, a Lutheran clergyman, Otto emigrated to '''South Australia in 1849''' with his wife '''Maria Charlotte Schomburgk (née von Selchow)''', arriving aboard the ''Princess Louise''. * Together with his brothe[[Schomburgk Dr Moritz Richard|r Richard (Moritz Richard Schomburgk)]], Otto helped establish a '''farm, orchard and vineyard''' near '''Buchsfelde''', on the Gawler River, West of Gawler township. * Otto served the local community in many roles — He was the first President of the [https://gawlerhistory.com/images/6/61/Presentation_Gawler_show.pdf Gawler Agricultural Horticultural and Floricultural Society] 1854- 1856. evidence suggests he was active as a '''physician, veterinarian, midwife, justice of the peace, local government councillor and pastor''' in the German-Australian settlement around Buchsfelde. ** He helped found and support the '''Süd-Australische Zeitung''', a German-language newspaper, alongside other German emigrants. ** Otto was the '''pastor of the Lutheran congregation''' in Buchsfelde until his death. The church he served is documented in local histories of German-Lutheran communities in the Gawler and Two Wells districts. * He '''died on 16 August 1857''', aged about '''47–48'''. Wikipedia Otto Alfred was the '''older brother''' of '''Moritz Richard Schomburgk''' (usually called Richard), who became a prominent '''botanist and Director of the Adelaide Botanic Garde''' . The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.
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