Anna Atkins
Sign in to saveEnglish botanist and photographer (1799-1871)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1799
- Died
- 1871
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Photographs of British Algae
- The colonel, by the author of 'The perils of fashion'
- Memoir of J.G. Children, esq. [signed A.A.]
- The perils of fashion
- Sun gardens
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
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- Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
· 1988 · cited 28,775x
- Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay
· 1999 · cited 20,879x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- Tissue-based map of the human proteome
· 2015 · cited 13,711x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1799-03-16 ) 16 March 1799, Tonbridge , Kent, England
- Died
- 9 June 1871 (1871-06-09) (aged 72), Halstead Place, Sevenoaks , Kent, England
- Known for
- Very early botanical photographs, 1843 book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions (1st book illustrated with photographic images)
- Spouse
- John Pelly Atkins ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1825 )
- Fields
- Botany photography
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Key dates
- Born
- 1797
- Died
- 1871
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anna
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Tonbridge
- Father
- John George Children
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- botany
- Genre
- figurative art
- Image
- Anna Atkins 1861.jpg
Article
Anna Atkins (née Children; 16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871) was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph.
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1799 births1871 deaths19th-century British women photographers19th-century English botanists19th-century English photographers19th-century English women artists19th-century English women scientistsBritish women botanistsEnglish women photographersPeople from Sevenoaks DistrictPeople from TonbridgePhotographers from Kent