Born

10 May 1841
Klemzig, South Australia, Australia

Died

13 October 1924

Occupation

Missionary

Alternative Names

• Auricht, Maria Elizabeth (maiden name, 10 May 1841 - 4 September 1862)
• Irrgang, Maria Elizabeth (former name, 4 September 1862 - 24 April 1878)

Summary

Maria Elizabeth Jacob (née Auricht) was born 10 May 1841 in Klemzig, South Australia. She married Wilhelm G. Irrgang on 4 September 1862, who died in 1872. She then married Ernest Jacob on 24 May 1878. She worked with Aboriginal people at Bethesda Mission Station and died on 13 October 1924.