Mary Louisa Armitt

Mary Louisa Armitt
portrait by Frederic Yates
Born31 July 1851
Salford, Lancashire, England
Died24 September 1911(1911-09-24) (aged 60)
Rydal, Cumbria, England
NationalityBritish
EducationManchester Mechanics' Institute

Mary Louisa Armitt (31 July 1851 – 24 September 1911) was an English polymath. She was a teacher, writer, ornithologist and philanthropist. She was the funder and founder of the Armitt Library, Ambleside.

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