Rica Erickson

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.

Personal facts

Rica Erickson
Alias (AKA)Erickson F. L.
Birth dateAugust 10, 1908
Birth place
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Date of deathSeptember 08, 2009
Place of death
Mosman Park Western Australia

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  2. http://www.heritage.wa.gov.au/n_awards.html
  3. http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/erickson/pages/home.html
  4. http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/erickson/pages/bibliography.html