Georg Heinrich Friedrich Ulrich
Georg Heinrich Friedrich Ulrich ( George Henry Frederick ; born July 7, 1830 in Zellerfeld , Oberharz, Germany; † May 26, 1900 in Port Chalmers , Dunedin , New Zealand ) was an Australian geologist and mineralogist .
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After graduating from the Royal High School, Ulrich began studying geology and mineralogy at the Royal Prussian Mining Academy (now Clausthal University of Technology ) in 1847 , which he graduated with honors in September 1851.
After trying unsuccessfully to get a job as a mining inspector in Bolivia, he emigrated to Melbourne , Australia in 1853 . There he initially took part in various mining excavations and prospecting , until in 1857 he was employed as an assistant, secretary and draftsman for the royal mining commission. In the following year he moved as a geologist and surveyor to the extended authority of the Geological Survey , was naturalized on July 29, 1858 and changed his first name to George Henry Frederick.
After the Geological Survey was dissolved in 1869, Ulrich became curator of the mineral collection and lecturer in mineralogy at the Melbourne Museum of Industry and Technology. In the same year he discovered and described a new mineral in the type locality Nuggety Reef near Maldon in Victoria, which he also described , which he referred to as maldonite after this location .
In 1877 he became director of the School of Mines Foundation and professor of mining and mineralogy at the University of Otago .
While collecting rock samples on Flagstaff Hill near Port Chalmers near Dunedin on May 26, 1900, he fell 100 feet (about 30 m) and died of his injuries that same day. He was buried in the Northern Cemetery in Dunedin.
Privately, Ulrich was known as a humble and kind scientist who was valued by colleagues and students across Australia. He was married to Catherine Sarah Spence. The two had four daughters and three sons, of whom Frank Ferdinand Aplin became a well-known surgeon in New Zealand and George Heinrich Roemer became a well-known lawyer.
Works
- Gold and silver bearing reefs of St. Arnaud: report on the gold and silver bearing reefs of the district of St. Arnaud (1864)
- Notes and observations on the Nuggetty Reef, Maldon (1868)
- Contributions to the mineralogy of Victoria (1870)
- Mineral resources north of Port Augusta: report of the mineral resources of the country lying within 250 miles north of Port Augusta (1872)
- A descriptive catalog of the specimens in the Industrial and Technological Museum, Melbourne, illustrating the rock system of Victoria (1875)
Honors
- Ulrich was a member of the Geological Society of London
- A new mineral described by Birch, Mumme and Segnit in 1988 was named Ulrichite in his honor .
Web links
- Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ulrich, Georg Heinrich Friedrich (George Henry Frederick) (1830–1900)
- http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_12/12-58-395.pdf
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ulrich, Georg Heinrich Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ulrich, George Henry Frederick; Ulrich, George HF |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Australian geologist and mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zellerfeld , Upper Harz, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1900 |
| Place of death | Port Chalmers , Dunedin , New Zealand |