Biographical entry Strehlow, Carl Friedrich Theodor (1871 - 1922)

Summary

Carl Friedrich T. Strehlow was head of the Finke River Mission, Hermannsburg from 1894-1922. He became fluent in the languages of the Aranda and Loritja people and his seven-volume work on their myths, legends, material culture and customs was published between 1907and 1920. He is commemorated by the Carl Strehlow Memorial Hospital at Hermannsburg and the Strehlow Research Centre in Alice Springs.

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Events

1891

Education - Graduated from the Neuendettelsau seminary in Germany

1892

Career position - Ordained

1892 - 1894

Career position - Worked for the Immanuel Synod near Cooper's Creek in South Australia

1894 - 1922

Career position - Head of Finke River Mission in Hermannsburg, Northern Territory

Published resources

Book Sections

• Veit, Walter F., 'Strehlow, Carl Friedrich Theodor (1871-1922), Missionary, [Anthropologist]', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 121-122. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060223b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Strehlow, C', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-556667. Details