Schomburgk Dr Otto Alfred
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 AUG 1809 |
| Place of birth | Freyburg, Unstrut, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. |
| Date of arrival | 1849 |
| Date of death | 16 AUG 1857 |
| Place of death | Buchsfeld, Gawler, South Australia, Australia |
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 brother 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 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
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