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| Born | August 10, 1908 Boulder, Western Australia |
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| Occupation | Naturalist, botanical artist, historian and author |
Frederica "Rica" Lucy Erickson (nee Sandilands) (born 10 August 1908) is an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, and author. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about east of the state capital Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created She was born in Boulder, Western Australia. The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about east of the state capital Rica was the eldest of eight children of Phoebe Cooke and Christopher Sandilands who had both come to Western Australia from Victoria in 1906. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Christopher Sandilands was a farmer's son and worked at the Great Boulder Mine.
In 1980 she was awarded an honorary degree of doctor of letters from the University of Western Australia for her research and work in the field of botany. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The University of Western Australia (UWA is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life In the same year she was named Western Australian Citizen of the Year in the category of the Arts, Culture and Entertainment, and in 1987 was awarded membership of the Order of Australia. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition
In May 2007 she was awarded the Heritage Council of Western Australia individual award for her life long contribution to heritage in Western Australia. The Heritage Council of Western Australia is the Government of Western Australia agency created to identify conserve and promote places of cultural heritage significance in
Erickson was involved with the writing and compilation of the Dictionary of West Australians in its many volumes. The Dictionary of Western Australians and the related Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians are two multi-volume biographical dictionaries
Lenore Layman edited a volume for the Royal W. A. Historical Society - a range of works published in that societies magazine Early Days - that ranged in date from 1964 through to 1997. In that work - a select bibliography identifies 15 published books as author from 1951 to 1999 - as well as numerous other edited books, book chapters and articles.
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Works
- Newspapers
- Articles in The West Australian regarding natural history in the 1950's. The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth Western Australia, and is owned by
- Botany
- Orchids of the West,
- Triggerplants,
- Plants of Prey in Australia
- Historical
- The Drummonds of Hawthornden,
- The Victoria Plains,
- Old Toodyay and Newcastle,
- The Dempsters,
- The Brand On His Coat,
- The Bride Ships,
- The Misfortunes of Phoebe.
External links
Newspaper articles
- Springtime in the Stirlings - The West Australian 17 November 1951 p. The Stirling Range or Koikyennuruff is a range of mountains and hills in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 337 km south-east of The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth Western Australia, and is owned by 11 - re climbing Mondurup at the west end of the Range.
Further reading
- Layman, Lenore (editor) (2001) Rica's Stories/ Rica Erickson Nedlands, W. A. Royal Western Australian Historical Society. Royal Western Australian Historical Society has for many decades been the main association for Western Australians to collectively work for adequate understanding and protection of the ISBN 0909845050 - including the select bibliography pp. 243-247.
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