Mary Ward (scientist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Ward (scientist)

Anglo-Irish scientist and writer

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1827

Place of Birth: County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1869

Profession: astronomer, author, artist, entomologist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Mary Ward (née King; 27 April 1827 – 31 August 1869, age 42) was an Irish naturalist, astronomer, microscopist, author, and artist.
She was killed when she fell under the wheels of an experimental steam car built by her cousins.
As the event occurred in 1869, she is the first person known to have been killed by a motor vehicle.