Sir Hans Heysen was a well-known Australian artist. He was particularly recognised for his watercolours of the Australian bush.

Wilhelm Ernst Hans Franz Heysen was born in Hamburg, Germany on 8th October 1877. He migrated to Adelaide with his family at the age of 6. He emigrated with his family to South Australia in 1884. As a young boy Heysen showed an early interest in art. At 14 he left school to work with a hardware merchant, later studying art during nights at Art School in his spare time.

In 1912 Hans Heysen had earned enough from his art to purchase a property called "The Cedars", which remained as his home until his death in 1968 aged 90.

The Heysen Trail was named after Sir Hans Heysen.