Johann Nepomuk Hinteröcker: 1866-1872 in Australia

Abstract

ABSTRACT Johann Hinteröcker was a Jesuit priest, a naturalist, a teacher, and an aspiring missionary to Australia’s Aboriginal people. He came from his native Austria to South Australia in 1866, and remained there until his work took him briefly to Tasmania, where he died in 1872. In those few short years, he established a national reputation for his pastoral work, and though his reputation dimmed over the years, he is not forgotten. Hinteröcker is less well known for his work as a naturalist, and reviewing his activities as a naturalist is thus the primary aim of this paper.