Anna Thynne
Anna Thynne, Lady John Thynne | |
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![]() Anna Thynne with her daughters Selina and Emily | |
Born | Anna Constantia Beresford 1806[1] Walford, Waterford, Ireland[2] |
Died | 22 April 1866 |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | British |
Known for | marine zoology |
Spouse(s) | (1798–1881) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | zoology |
Anna Constantia Thynne, Lady John Thynne (née Beresford; 1806–1866) was a British marine zoologist.[1] In 1846, she built the first stable and sustained marine aquarium and maintained corals and sponges in it for over three years.[3]
Lady John Thynne’s first love was geology, but in 1846 she encountered her first Madrepore and became enraptured with something that appeared to be a rock, but was a living being.[4] Wanting to take specimens back to London from Torquay, she fixed the Madrepores to a sponge with a needle and thread, within a stone jar. She then transferred them to a glass bowl, changing the water every other day. Not having enough of a supply to continue to replace the seawater, she then switched to aerating it by transferring the water between vessels in front of an open window, a task usually undertaken by her servant.[5]
In 1847 she added marine plants to the bowls, and in two years had created the first balanced marine aquarium.[6]
Thynne’s work inspired Philip Henry Gosse, who developed the Fish House at London Zoo in 1853.[7]
She was married to (1798–1881), a Canon and Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey, and the third son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath. Her correct style was thus "Lady John Thynne".
Publication[]
"On the increase of Madrepores". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London: Taylor and Francis. 3 (29): 449–461. 1859.
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stott, Rebecca, Theatres of Glass: The woman who brought the sea to the city, Short Books, 2003.
- ^ "Anne Constantia Thynne (Beresford; c.1800 - 1866)". Geni.[unreliable source?]
- ^ William Atford LLoyd (1876). "Aquaria : their Past, Present, and Future". The American Naturalist. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press. X (10): 615. doi:10.1086/271750. S2CID 85148792.
- ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology. Taylor & Francis, Limited. 1859. p. 449.
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- ^ Adamowsky, Natascha (6 October 2015). The Mysterious Science of the Sea, 1775–1943. Routledge. ISBN 9781317317203.
- ^ Adamowsky, Natascha (6 October 2015). The Mysterious Science of the Sea, 1775–1943. Routledge. ISBN 9781317317203.
- ^ "The Fish House at ZSL London Zoo - the first public aquarium". Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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