Name Mary Beever | ||
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Born 1802 Ardwick Died 31 December 1883
Coniston, Cumbria | ||
Mary Beever (1802 – 31 December 1883) was a British artist and botanist.
Life
Beever was born in Ardwick. Her father was a Manchester businessman. They lived in Derbyshire before moving to The Thwaite in Coniston in Cumbria. Mary and her sister Susannah found themselves in John Ruskin's circle. Mary was a keen botanist and her collections are in several museums.
Beever died in Coniston, Cumbria in 1883.
References
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