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Thomas Witlam Atkinson (1799–1861) was an English architect, artist and traveller in Siberia and Central Asia. Between 1847 and 1853 he travelled over 40 000 miles through Central Asia and Siberia, much of the time together with his wife Lucy and son Alatau, who was born during their travels.
RCIN 1141995. ©. Thomas Atkinson was a flourishing architect when he read and was inspired by Alexander von Humboldt’s (1769–1859) description of Siberia, and he determined to abandon architecture and turn explorer and artist.
15 de feb. de 2018 · Thomas and Lucy Atkinson were pioneering explorers of the Russian, Siberian and Central Asian Steppe in the 1850s. They both wrote books about their journeys which were feted in their own time, and in particular Lucy Atkinson was one of the first women to describe travels in this region in her 1863 work Recollections of Tartar ...
Thomas Witlam Atkinson is the author of Travels in the regions of the upper and lower Amoor, and the Russian acquisitions on the confines of India and Ch...
Originally trained as a stonecarver and draughtsman, Thomas Witlam Atkinson (1799-1861) set up an architectural practice in London in 1827, receiving commissions for numerous churches and public buildings before moving to Hamburg in 1842 to continue his career in Germany.
1799. Died. 1861. Main nationality. Britain. Occupation. Architect, artist and traveller. Profession. Traveler. Year of visit. 1851. Reason for travel. Serious traveller - got free passport from Emperor of Russia to pursue his wish to be an artist and traveller.
Thomas Witlam Atkinson. Designation. Architect, Traveller. Born. 1799. Place of Birth. Cawthorpe. Location. Manchester Russia. Died. 1861. Bankrupt, Bigamist, possible Plagiarist, possible Spy, sometime Architect and Explorer.
