Anna Thynne

Anna Thynne
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(s) 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. London: Taylor and Francis. 3 (29): 449–461. 1859.

References

  1. 1 2 Stott, Rebecca, Theatres of Glass: The woman who brought the sea to the city, Short Books, 2003.
  2. ↑ "Anne Constantia Thynne (Beresford; c.1800 - 1866)". Geni.
  3. ↑ William Atford LLoyd (1876). "Aquaria : their Past, Present, and Future". The American Naturalist. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press. X: 615. doi:10.1086/271750.
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