Anna Atkins
British photographer (1799–1871) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anna Atkins (née Children; 16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871[1]) was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images.[2][3][4] Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph.[3][4][5][6]
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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) |
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John Pelly Atkins (m. 1825) |
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