. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 148. Wieniawa Blandowski's coat-of-arms. From Encyklopedia staropolska (Old-Polish Encyclopaedia) by Aleksander Bruckner and Karol Estreicher, vol. i, Warsaw, 1937. The Blandowski family, well known since 1610, and bearing the coat-of-arms of 'Wieniawa', was of Polish origin and belonged to the Silesian nobility, but later became Germanized, abandoning the Roman Catholic faith for the Lutheran. However, William, in his later life, was evidently not at all a religious man. When in Australia he signed his name as William Blandowski, and in G
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 148. Wieniawa Blandowski's coat-of-arms. From Encyklopedia staropolska (Old-Polish Encyclopaedia) by Aleksander Bruckner and Karol Estreicher, vol. i, Warsaw, 1937. The Blandowski family, well known since 1610, and bearing the coat-of-arms of 'Wieniawa', was of Polish origin and belonged to the Silesian nobility, but later became Germanized, abandoning the Roman Catholic faith for the Lutheran. However, William, in his later life, was evidently not at all a religious man. When in Australia he signed his name as William Blandowski, and in Germany as Wilhelm von Blandowski. On 31st August, J834, Blandowski entered the Royal Prussian Cadets at Chelmno (Culm or Kulm), upon the Vistula river, but was dismissed, or left on his own request on 5th August, 1836. Further details regarding his education are not known, but he was once described as being a mining engineer by profession. Beating a Naval Blockade under the Russian Flag He left Hamburg on 26th April, 1849, on board the ship Ocean. As the Prusso-Danish war was still in full swing the departure was evidently delayed till 5th May, and the ship was forced to assume a Russian name (the Wolga) and Russian colours so as to evade the blockade. However, the Wolga arrived happily in Adelaide as the Ocean on 14th September, 1849, with 180 passengers and a small cargo. In the South Australian Register of the next day we can find one, 'W. Blandowcski' (sic), entered in a list of passengers. In the Colony of South Australia Little is known about Blandowski's life in South Australia; nevertheless, a few facts can be established from the Colonial Secretary's correspondence of 1850. It seems that Blandowski became friendly with the Rev. August Kavel of Adelaide and started on a geological exploration of South Australia without much Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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