Edmund Diederich b. 5 February 1854

Also known as Richard Rudolph Edmund Diederich
  • Artist (Photographer)
Trained in lithography and photography in Germany, Edmund Diederich emigrated to South Australia in 1881. He worked for a short time in Adelaide before pursuing a career as a travelling portrait photographer and artist with his mobile studio. He travelled through the mid-north of South Australia before settling in Hahndorf around 1895 where he worked as both a photographer and farmer.
Name
Edmund Diederich
Also known as Richard Rudolph Edmund Diederich
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
5 February 1854
Birth place
Berlin, Germany
Death date
24 April 1923
Active Period
  • c.1870-1879 - c.1923
Arrival
  • 1881 (Arrived in South Australia on the 'Catania', 26 July 1881)
Residence
  • - Hamburg, Germany
  • 1881 - 1882 Adelaide, SA
  • 1895 - 1923 Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills, SA
Initial Record Data Source
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia