Historical FigureFemale
Isabella Bird
1831 – 1904
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIsabella Lucy Bishop was an English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist. Alongside fellow Englishwoman Fanny Jane Butler, she founded the John Bishop Memorial Hospital in Srinagar in modern-day Kashmir. She was the first woman to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 15, 1831
Boroughbridge
Date of death
October 8, 1904
Edinburgh
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupations & fields
explorerwriternaturalistgeographerphotographertraveler
Awards & honours
Colorado Women's Hall of FameFellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Notable works
Korea and Her Neighbours
- Field and occupation
- britská cestovatelka, spisovatelka, fotografka a přírodovědkyně
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