Anna Thynne
Anna Thynne | |
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,_Lady_Thynne;_Selina_Thynne;_Emily_Thynne_by_Richard_James_Lane.jpg) Anna Thynne with her daughters Selina and Emily | |
| Born | 1806[1] Walford, Waterford, Ireland[2] |
| Died | 22 April 1866 |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | British |
| Known for | marine zoology |
| Spouse | Lord John Thynne (1798–1881) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | zoology |
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. 3 (29). London: Taylor and Francis: 449–461. 1859.
References
- ^ a b 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.[unreliable source?]
- ^ William Atford LLoyd (1876). "Aquaria : their Past, Present, and Future". The American Naturalist. X. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press: 615. doi:10.1086/271750.
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