Isabella Lucy Bishop FRGS (née Bird; 15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904) was an English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist.
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Isabella Bird
Explorer and writer
Isabella Lucy Bishop FRGS 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... Wikipedia
Born: October 15, 1831, Boroughbridge, United Kingdom
Died: October 7, 1904 (age 72 years), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Siblings: Henrietta Amelia Bird
Spouse: John Bishop (m. 1881–1886)
Place of burial: Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Parents: Dora Lawson and Edward Bird
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The Life of Isabella Bird (Mrs. Bishop) Honorary Member of the Oriental Society of Peking, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.G.S.. Dead Reckoning: Great Adventure Writing From ...
Isabella Bird (married name Bishop) was an English explorer, writer and photographer. She was the first women to be made a Fellow at the Royal Geographical ...
It is a spectacular cruise through some of Colorado's most glorious scenery. Isabella averaged 25 miles a day on Birdie, her steadfast mare, to do her mountain ...
Over the years Isabella Bird forged a new identity for herself; as her health improved and her confidence grew her clothing became more masculine, more multi- ...
Aug 12, 2024 · Bird Bishop had a long-standing spinal condition. At the age of 18, she had a tumour removed, but still suffered with pain in this area all her life.
Sep 13, 2023 · Slow-moving, middle-aged and far from athletic (and dressed in Victorian-era boots and a Hawaiian riding dress, akin to a long skort), Bird ...
Nov 19, 2021 · Historian Jo Woolf tells story of Isabella Bird, a female explorer who broke the conventions of her time living as a rancher in the Rocky ...
Korea and her neighbors: A narrative of travel, with an account of the recent... 4.14.1 out of 5 stars ...
Books by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) (sorted by popularity)
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Books by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) (sorted by popularity) ; Unbeaten Tracks in Japan · 515 downloads ; Korea and her neighbors · 435 downloads ; A Lady's ...