August Theodore Henry Alt was (Born of Hanoverian parents during 1731, died 1815 in Parramatta, New South Wales) was a soldier and surveyor. His title of Baron is derived from Hesse-Cassel - Hesse-Kassel or Electoral Hesse (Kurhessen) a medium-sized German state that is strategically located between the main part of Prussia and the Prussian provinces of Westphalia in western Germany. Modern soldiers. ... Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. ... Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Kassel) was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip of Hesse and his eldest son Wilhelm IV inherited the northern portion and established his capital in Kassel. ...

Military Career

1755 ensign; served in France 1758 he was not involved in the Battle of Minden during 1759. He served in Germany 1760 and at the Siege of Gibraltar 1781. During 1777 he helped to raise the Manchester Volunteers and three Swiss Chasseur regiments in service to the the East India Company. He was appointed Surveyor of Lands for New South Wales and accompanied Captain Arthur Phillip on the First Fleet that arrived at Botany Bay on 26th January 1788. Combatants Great Britain, Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia France Commanders Prince Ferdinand Louis Georges Érasme de Contades Strength 60,500 56,000 Casualties 2,800 10,000-11,000 The Battle of Minden was a battle fought on August 1, 1759 during the Seven Years War. ... East India Company was the name of several historic European companies chartered with the monopoly of trading with Asia for their respective countries. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. ... The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on May 13, 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ...

After his arrival in New South Wales he laid out the settlements of Sydney and Parramatta as well as surveying earlier land-grants. Ill health incapacitated him and he had asked to be relieved from duty in 1791, he retired in 1797 and was retired on half-pay in 1802. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Parramatta is a city, suburb and Local Government Area in Sydney, Australia, 25 kilometres west of the central business district (CBD) in Western Sydney. ...

He went to live in Parramatta and died there on 9 January 1815. He was buried at Church of England cemetery of Parramatta with a monument giving full biographical details.

Reference

Australian Encyclopædia (1912 - third edition revised 1927) published by Angus & Robertson Limited, 89 Castlereagh Street, Sydney New South Wales (page 53)