# John Ovens

> John Ovens was an Irish-born soldier, civil engineer and explorer of Australia. He was aide-de-camp to Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales and explored the Murrumbidgee River and Monaro district with Capt. Mark Currie.

*Engineer and explorer of Australia*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-ovens

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1788
- **Died:** 1825-12-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Ovens was an Irish-born soldier, civil engineer and explorer of Australia. He was aide-de-camp to Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales and explored the Murrumbidgee River and Monaro district with Capt. Mark Currie.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.4
- **Momentum:** 12.2

## Sources
- [John Ovens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ovens)
- [John Ovens](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ovens)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6251419)

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