Alfred William Howitt

Alfred William Howitt
Alfred William Howitt, circa 1861
Born	(1830-04-17)17 April 1830 Nottingham, England
Died	7 March 1908(1908-03-07) (aged 77) Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
Burial place	Bairnsdale Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Anthropologist, writer, explorer
Known for	Leader of the expedition to rescue the Burke and Wills expedition. Anthropological work in Australia.
Parents	William Howitt (father) Mary Botham (mother)

Alfred William Howitt CMG, (17 April 1830 – 7 March 1908), also known by author abbreviation A.W. Howitt, was an Australian anthropologist, explorer and naturalist. He was known for leading the Victorian Relief Expedition, which set out to establish the fate of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition.