Susan Fereday (née Apthorpe) (1815, Leicestershire, England – 21 October 1878, Sale, Victoria, Australia)[1] was an algologist, botanical illustrator, artist and Sunday school teacher who made scientifically significant collections of botany specimens in Tasmania, Australia.[2] She was also a talented artist known for her accurate paintings of the local flora of Tasmania.[3]
Susan Fereday | |
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 Self-portrait of Susan Fereday, National Library of Australia | |
| Born | 1815 Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 21 October 1878 Sale, Victoria, Australia |
| Other names | Susan Georgina Marianne Apthorpe |
| Known for | the study of algae and scientific illustration |
| Spouse | Rev. John Fereday |
| Children | Elizabeth Henty Fereday |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | algology and botany |
Life edit
Fereday was born Susan Georgina Marianne Apthorpe in Leicestershire, England in 1815, to Freder Apthorp and Susan Athorp, née Hubbard.[4] She married John Fereday in London on 29 December 1836 and emigrated with her husband to Australia aboard the Aden on 5 November 1845.[4] The couple arrived at what was then Van Diemen's Land on 26 February 1846.[4] Fereday lived in "The Grove" in George Town, Tasmania and used the local flora as inspiration for her paintings.[3] Fereday exhibited her art at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition of 1866-1867.[5] She was part of the Tasmanian contingent of this exhibition alongside fellow botanical artist Louisa Anne Meredith.[4]
Fereday was also a keen collector of algae specimens and established a scientifically significant collection. William Henry Harvey named two species after Fereday to honour her contribution to the study of algae, Dasya feredayae and Nemastoma feredayae.[6][3]
Fereday Place in the Canberra suburb of Conder is named in her honour.[7]
Family edit
Fereday married her husband the Reverend John Fereday in 1837 and had six children with him.[5] She moved to Sale, Victoria to live with her daughter and son-in-law after John's death in 1871.
Works edit
Sketchbook 1831-1834, Germany, Italy etc, National Library of Australia
[Sketchbook] / [Susan Fereday], National Library of Australia
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Fereday, Susan, 1815-1878". nla.gov.au. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Fereday, Susan (1810-1878)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Norton, Leonie (2009). Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s. Canberra: National Library of Australia. pp. 48–57. ISBN 9780642276834.
- ^ a b c d Kerr, Joan, ed. (1995). Heritage: the national women's art book; 500 works by 500 Australian women artists from colonial times to 1955. Australia: G+B Arts International. ISBN 978-976-641-045-2.
- ^ a b "Susan Fereday". www.cpbr.gov.au. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1844–1860). The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 :under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. London: Reeve Brothers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "National Memorial Ordinance 1928 Determination of Nomenclature Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928 Determination of Nomenclature". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Periodic (National : 1977 - 2011). 31 August 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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