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Jane Wallas Penfold
Jane Wallas Penfold (1 November 1820 - 9 February 1884), later Mrs. William Mathews, was an English naturalist and illustrator. She published ''Madeira: Flowers, Fruits and Ferns'' in 1845, which included a poem by William Wordsworth. Personal life Penfold was born in Madeira to wine merchant William Penfold (1776–1835) and mother Sarah Penfold, née Gilbert. She had eight siblings. One was fellow botanical artist, Augusta Robley (née Penfold). Her family acquired the ''Quinta da Achada'' wine estate on Madeira in the 19th century. Her mother was the aunt of Mary Anne Symonds, who married Charles Ridpath Blandy in 1835 and is ancestor of the family of that name who continue to reside on Madeira. Jane Penfold married Captain William Withey Mathews (1821–1872) at the British Consulate in Madeira in March 1846, followed by a celebration at Castle Cary, Somerset, England on 26 July 1847. After her marriage, she lived at Woolston Manor and Crewkerne in Somerset. Botany Penfol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Mathews
Sir Lloyd William Mathews, (7 March 1850 – 11 October 1901) was a British naval officer, politician and Abolitionism in the United Kingdom, abolitionist. Mathews joined the Royal Navy as a naval cadet, cadet at the age of 13 and progressed through the ranks to lieutenant. He was involved with the Anglo-Ashanti Wars, Third Anglo-Ashanti War of 1873–4, afterwards being stationed in East Africa for the suppression of the History of slavery, slave trade. In 1877 he was seconded from the navy to Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar, Sultan Barghash of Zanzibar in order to form a European-style army; he would remain in the employment of the government of Zanzibar for the rest of his life. His army quickly reached 6,300 men and was used in several expeditions to suppress the slave trade and rebellions against the Zanzibar government. Mathews retired from the Royal Navy in 1881 and was appointed Brigadier-General of Zanzibar. There followed more expeditions to the African mainland, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estella Cave, Countess Cave Of Richmond
Estella Cave, Countess Cave of Richmond (April 1856 - 7 January 1938, Somerset), was an author and the first to hold the role of Division Commissioner for Kingston Girl Guides from 1911 to 1926. She was the recipient of the Silver Fish Award, Girl Guiding’s highest adult honour. She was married to George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave, who became Lord Chancellor in 1922. Early life and family Annie Estella Sarah Penfold Mathews was born in April 1856 at Woolston Manor, North Cadbury, Somerset. She was the fifth child of Captain William Withey Mathew, of the 20th South Rifles, and Jane Wallas Penfold, a naturalist. Her brother, Sir Lloyd William Mathews was an abolitionist. As a child, her mother encouraged her to study nature. She took a particular interest in ants and in 1933 wrote a book about them, ''Ant Antics''. Marriage to Rt Hon. George Cave She married the Rt Hon. Lord High Chancellor, 1st Viscount Cave on 7 January 1885 at All Saints Church, Fulham. Over the years, she g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth (7 April 177023 April 1850) was an English Romantic poetry, Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romanticism, Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication ''Lyrical Ballads'' (1798). Wordsworth's ''masterpiece, magnum opus'' is generally considered to be ''The Prelude'', a semi-autobiographical poem of his early years that he revised and expanded a number of times. It was posthumously titled and published by his wife in the year of his death, before which it was generally known as "The Poem to Coleridge". Wordsworth was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death from pleurisy on 23 April 1850. He remains one of the most recognizable names in English poetry and was a key figure of the Romantic poets. Early life Family and education The second of five children born to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson, William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 in what is now named Word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvia Splendens In Dalat City (2)
''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. One of several genera commonly referred to as sage, it includes two widely used herbs, ''Salvia officinalis'' (common sage, or just "sage") and ''Salvia rosmarinus'' (rosemary, formerly ''Rosmarinus officinalis''). The genus is distributed throughout the Old World and the Americas (over 900 total species), with three distinct regions of diversity: Central America and South America (approximately 600 species); Central Asia and the Mediterranean (250 species); Eastern Asia (90 species). Etymology The name ''Salvia'' derives from Latin (sage), from (safe, secure, healthy), an adjective related to (health, well-being, prosperity or salvation), and (to feel healthy, to heal). Pliny the Elder was the first author known to describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
