Mary Ann Burnett

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Painted illustration of a pineapple fruit growing on the end of a stem, surrounded by unpainted leaves.
Illustration of a pineapple by Mary Ann Burnett

Mary Ann Burnett (d. 18 December 1856) was a British botanist, author and editor.

Burnett was the illustrator and editor of Illustrations of Useful Plants employed in the Arts and Medicine (1839-40).[1] Some of the text was written by her brother Gilbert Thomas Burnett.[2] Subsequent editions from 1840 onwards name Mary Ann as the author.[3][4] Burnett dedicated the 1842 edition of the book to her patron, Miss Minshull.[5]

Burnett died Fitzroy Square, London, in December 1856 "after a long and painful illness".[6][7]

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  1. ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/4073. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4073. Retrieved 23 May 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Births Marriages Deaths". The Spectator Archive. The Spectator. 27 December 1856. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ^ Burnett, M. A. (1840). Plantae utiliores ; or illustrations of useful plants, employed in the arts and medicine. Part 1. London: Whittaker. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ Burnett, M. A. (1850). Plantae utiliores ; or illustrations of useful plants, employed in the arts and medicine. Vol. IV. London: Whittaker. Retrieved 23 May 2020. |volume= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ Burnett, M. A.; Burnett, Gilbert T. (1842). Plantæ utiliores : or illustrations of useful plants, employed in the arts and medicine, Vol. I. London: Whittaker & Co. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Deaths". The Times. 24 December 1856.
  7. ^ "Obituary". Gentleman's Magazine, or Monthly Intelligencer: 251. 1857. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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