Louisa Atkinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louisa Atkinson

Anglo-Australian writer and illustrator

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1834

Place of Birth: Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1872

Profession: naturalist, botanical illustrator

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Louisa Atkinson

  • Caroline Louisa Waring Atkinson (25 February 1834 – 28 April 1872) best known as Louisa Atkinson, was an early Australian writer, botanist and illustrator.
  • While she was well known for her fiction during her lifetime, her long-term significance rests on her botanical work.
  • She is regarded as a ground-breaker for Australian women in journalism and natural science, and is significant in her time for her sympathetic references to Aboriginal Australians in her writings and her encouragement of conservation.

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