Amalie Dietrich


Amalie Dietrich
Amalie Dietrich on her 60th Birthday,
(Christian Wilhelm Allers), 1881.
Born(1821-05-26)26 May 1821
Siebenlehn, Saxony, Germany
Died(1891-03-09)9 March 1891
NationalityGerman
Other names'Angel of Black Death'

Koncordie Amalie Dietrich

Amalie Nelle
Occupation(s)Natural history collector, museum curator, explorer
Known forCollecting type specimens for the Godefroy Museum

Koncordie Amalie Dietrich (née Nelle) (26 May 1821 – 9 March 1891)[1] was a German naturalist who was best known for her work in Australia from 1863 to 1872, collecting specimens for the Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg.[2]

  1. ^ "Encyclopedia of Australian Science".
  2. ^ The Hard Road, Charitas Bischoff, Martin Hopkinson & Co., London, 1931, p.234