Anna Atkins
Also 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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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1924-06-20
- Active to
- 2001-06-30
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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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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.
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1799 births1871 deaths19th-century British women photographers19th-century English botanists19th-century English photographers19th-century English women artists19th-century English women scientistsBritish women botanistsEnglish women photographersPeople from Sevenoaks DistrictPeople from TonbridgePhotographers from Kent
