# Russian Jack

> Ivan Fredericks, known as Russian Jack, was a sailor from Arkhangelsk who became a gold prospector in Western Australia. He arrived in the Kimberley during the gold rush of 1886 and became known across the colony's goldfields for wheeling a sick prospector to Halls Creek in his wheelbarrow. The story was retold in many versions and became part of the folklore of the Western Australian goldfields. A statue of Fredericks was unveiled in Halls Creek in 1979, and in 2000 the Russian community of Perth placed a memorial on his previously unmarked grave.

*Australian gold prospector*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1864
- **Died:** 1904-04-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ivan Fredericks, known as Russian Jack, was a sailor from Arkhangelsk who became a gold prospector in Western Australia. He arrived in the Kimberley during the gold rush of 1886 and became known across the colony's goldfields for wheeling a sick prospector to Halls Creek in his wheelbarrow. The story was retold in many versions and became part of the folklore of the Western Australian goldfields. A statue of Fredericks was unveiled in Halls Creek in 1979, and in 2000 the Russian community of Perth placed a memorial on his previously unmarked grave.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.0

## Sources
- [Russian Jack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Jack)
- [Русский Джек](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BA)
- [Рускі Джэк](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8D%D0%BA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7382065)

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