Anna Thynne
Anna Thynne | |
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Anna Thynne with her daughters Selina and Emily | |
Born |
1806[1] Walford, Waterford, Ireland[2] |
Died | 22 April 1866 |
Citizenship | British |
Nationality | British |
Fields | zoology |
Known for | marine zoology |
Spouse | Lord John Thynne (1798–1881) |
Anna Thynne (née Beresford 1806–1866) was a British marine zoologist.[1] She built the first stable and sustained marine aquarium in 1846 and maintained corals and sponges for over three years.[3] She was married to Lord John Thynne (1798–1881; as such she was entitled to the style "Lady John Thynne"), a Canon and Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey, and the third son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath.
Publication
"On the increase of Madrepores". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London: Taylor and Francis. 3 (29): 449–461. 1859.
References
- 1 2 Stott, Rebecca, Theatres of Glass: The woman who brought the sea to the city, Short Books, 2003.
- ↑ "Anne Constantia Thynne (Beresford; c.1800 - 1866)". Geni.
- ↑ William Atford LLoyd (1876). "Aquaria : their Past, Present, and Future". The American Naturalist. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press. X: 615. doi:10.1086/271750.
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