Rica Erickson

Rica Erickson
Erickson (left) in 1924
Born
Frederica Lucy Sandilands

10 August 1908
Boulder, Western Australia
Died8 September 2009(2009-09-08) (aged 101)
Occupations
  • Naturalist
  • botanical artist
  • historian
  • author

Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson AM, née Sandilands, (10 August 1908 – 8 September 2009) was an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. Without any formal scientific training, she wrote extensively on botany and birds, as well as genealogy and general history. Erickson authored ten books, co-authored four, was editor of twelve, and author or co-author of numerous papers and articles that have been printed in popular, scientific and encyclopaedic publications.[1]

  1. ^ Erickson, Rica (2005). A Naturalist's Life. University of WA Press. ISBN 1-920694-27-7.