Isabella L. Bird

Also known as

Isabella L. Bird BishopIsabella BishopIsabella L Bird

Isabella Lucy Bishop (née Bird; 15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904) 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 also the first woman to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Born 1831-01-01

Died 1904-01-01

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL110720A
  • ISNI0000000122800584
  • WikidataQ288210
  • VIAF54160720
  • Goodreads2995242

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Books by Isabella L. Bird

Total count: 119