Isabella Bird
English explorer and writer (1831–1904) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isabella Lucy Bishop FRGS (née Bird; 15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904) was an English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist.[1][2][3] Alongside fellow Englishwoman Fanny Jane Butler, she founded the John Bishop Memorial Hospital in Srinagar in modern-day Kashmir.[4] She was also the first woman to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[5]
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Born | Isabella Lucy Bird (1831-10-15)15 October 1831 Boroughbridge, Yorkshire |
Died | 7 October 1904(1904-10-07) (aged 72) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Resting place | Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | Writer, photographer and naturalist |
Spouse | John Bishop (m. 1881) |
Parent(s) | Dora Lawson, Edward Bird |
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