George Henry Frederick Ulrich
George Henry Frederick Ulrich FGS was a notable New Zealand mineralogist, university professor and director of the school of mines.
He was born in Zellerfeld, Germany in 1830.
Ulrich arrived in Melbourne, Australia in 1853 where he worked as a geologist and later became a lecturer in mining at the University of Melbourne. He was appointed curator of the mineral collection and lecturer in mineralogy at the Industrial and Technological Museum in Melbourne.
He played a significant role in the establishment of the Mount Bischoff tin mine in Tasmania, and the appointment of its manager of 30 years, H. W. F. Kayser.
He died on 26 May 1900 examining rock specimens on Flagstaff Point, Port Chalmers near Dunedin, when he fell 100 feet. He was buried in the Dunedin Northern Cemetery.Works
- Gold and silver bearing reefs of St. Arnaud : report on the gold and silver bearing reefs of the district of St. Arnaud
- Notes and observations on the Nuggetty Reef, Maldon
- Contributions to the mineralogy of Victoria
- Mineral resources north of Port Augusta : report of the mineral resources of the country lying within 250 miles north of Port Augusta
- A descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Industrial and Technological Museum, Melbourne, illustrating the rock system of Victoria
