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Anna Atkins
Sign in to saveAlso known as Anna Children, A. A., Anna née Children, Anna Children Atkins, Anna nee Children, Mrs. Anna Atkins, Mrs. Atkins
English botanist and photographer (1799-1871)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1799
- Died
- 1871
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Photographs of British Algae
- The colonel, by the author of 'The perils of fashion'
- Memoir of J.G. Children, esq. [signed A.A.]
- The perils of fashion
- Sun gardens
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1799
- Active to
- 1871
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
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- Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
· 1988 · cited 28,853x
- Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay
· 1999 · cited 20,979x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,380x
- Tissue-based map of the human proteome
· 2015 · cited 13,792x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1799-03-16 ) 16 March 1799, Tonbridge , Kent, England
- Died
- 9 June 1871 (1871-06-09) (aged 72), Halstead Place, Sevenoaks , Kent, England
- Known for
- Very early botanical photographs, 1843 book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions (1st book illustrated with photographic images)
- Spouse
- John Pelly Atkins ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1825 )
- Fields
- Botany photography
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Anna Atkins 1861.jpg
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- Commons category
- Anna Atkins
- date of birth
- 1797-00-00
- date of death
- 1871-00-00
- Commons Creator page
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- Commons gallery
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- name in native language
- Anna Atkins
- P6944
- Anna Atkins
- P8168
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Anna Atkins, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
Anna Atkins (née Children; 16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871) was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph.
Early life