Person
Friederich, Anna (c. 1845 - )
- Born
- c. 1845
Griefswald, Prussia - Occupation
- Author, Natural history collector and Teacher
- Alternative Names
- Rühl, Ann (maiden name)
Summary
Anna Friederich was a teacher and naturalist who qualified as a nursery teacher in Prussia in 1865. In 1885 she migrated to Australia. The following year she was appointed teacher at Ruyton Girls' School in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. Also in 1886 she published her book on German grammar, Deutsche Verb-Tabellen, commenced a German literature class at the Athenaeum, and was elected a member of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. Until she moved to Sydney, Friederich was a regular exhibitor at Club meetings. Between 1888 and 1892 she was in New South Wales. Here she advertised as a teacher of languages and was appointed to teach German at a girls school in Randwick. Friederich was an active member of the Natural History Association of New South Wales, exhibiting at meetings and regularly publishing in local newspapers under the auspices of the Association. Among these articles were series under the headings "Lessons on elementary animal physiology", "Animal stories for the children", and "Orchids in Australia". By September 1892 she was back in Melbourne where she was elected a member of the Victorian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. A keen natural history collector, she donated specimens to the Australian Museum and the National Herbarium of Victoria. She disappeared from records in 1893 and probably left Australia.
Details
Chronology
- 1864
- Life event - Recognised by the state to act as a nursery teacher in Stralsund, Prussia
- 5 September 1885
- Life event - Arrived in Sydney
- 1886
- Publication - Deutsche Verb-Tabellen or, the accidence of the German verb systematically arranged and simplified, Melbourne
- 16 January 1886
- Career event - Appointed teacher, Ruyton Girls' School, Kew
- October 1886
- Education - Sat the matriculation exams at the University of Melbourne, placing first in French and German
- 6 October 1886
- Career event - Commenced a German literature class at the Athenaeum, Melbourne "for ladies with advanced knowledge only"
- 8 November 1886 - 1893?
- Career position - Member, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria
- 8 March 1887
- Career event - Advertised lessons in French, German and English
- 22 December 1888
- Career event - Appointed German teacher at a boarding and day school for young ladies at Bishop's Avenue, Bishop's Court, Randwick
- 6 September 1892
- Career event - Elected Member, Victorian Branch, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Friederich, A., Deutsche Verb-Tabellen or, the accidence of the German verb systematically arranged and simplified (Melbourne: George Robertson & Company, 1886), 98 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Field Naturalist's Club of Victoria, 'The Field Naturalist's Club of Victoria [report of monthly meeting]', Victorian naturalist, 3 (8) (1886), 97. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Friederich, A., 'Lessons on elementary animal physiology: no. I', Sydney mail and New South Wales advertiser (1888), 991. Details
- Friederich, A., 'Orchids in Australia: I', Sydney mail and New South Wales advertiser (1888), 831. Details
- Friederich, A., 'Animal stories for the children: no. 1', Sydney mail and New South Wales advertiser (1888), 1399. Details
See also
- Maroske, Sara and Vaughan, Alison, 'Ferdinand Mueller's Female Plant Collectors: a Biographical Register', Muelleria, 32 (2014), 92-172. Details
Sara Maroske
Created: 10 June 2025