Mary Ann Burnett | |
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![]() Illustration of a pineapple by Mary Ann Burnett | |
Died | 18 December 1856 London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Botanist, author and editor |
Mary Ann Burnett (died 18 December 1856) was a British botanist, author and editor.
Burnett was the illustrator and editor of Illustrations of Useful Plants employed in the Arts and Medicine (1839–40). [1] Some of the text was written by her brother Gilbert Thomas Burnett. [2] Subsequent editions from 1840 onwards name Mary Ann as the author. [3] [4] Burnett dedicated the 1842 edition of the book to her patron, Miss Minshull. [5]
Burnett died at Fitzroy Square, London, in December 1856 "after a long and painful illness". [6] [7]
Mary Ann Burnett | |
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![]() Illustration of a pineapple by Mary Ann Burnett | |
Died | 18 December 1856 London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Botanist, author and editor |
Mary Ann Burnett (died 18 December 1856) was a British botanist, author and editor.
Burnett was the illustrator and editor of Illustrations of Useful Plants employed in the Arts and Medicine (1839–40). [1] Some of the text was written by her brother Gilbert Thomas Burnett. [2] Subsequent editions from 1840 onwards name Mary Ann as the author. [3] [4] Burnett dedicated the 1842 edition of the book to her patron, Miss Minshull. [5]
Burnett died at Fitzroy Square, London, in December 1856 "after a long and painful illness". [6] [7]