Amalie Dietrich | |
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![]() Amalie Dietrich on her 60th Birthday, (Christian Wilhelm Allers), 1881. | |
Born | Siebenlehn, Saxony, Germany | 26 May 1821
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Nationality | German |
Other names | 'Angel of Black Death' Koncordie Amalie Dietrich |
Occupation(s) | Natural history collector, museum curator, explorer |
Known for | Collecting 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]