Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Wikipedia
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont; 15 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England. In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward Wortley Montagu, who later served as the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte. Lady Mary joined her husband on the ...
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | British Author & Poet | Britannica
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (baptized May 26, 1689, London, Eng.—died Aug. 21, 1762, London) was the most colourful Englishwoman of her time and a brilliant and versatile writer. Her literary genius, like her personality, had many facets.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | The Poetry Foundation
Best known as a letter writer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote verses all her life and frequently referred to herself as a "poet."
Who was Lady Mary Wortley Montagu? | National Trust
Born in 1689, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont) was an English aristocrat and lady of letters. More important than her literary achievements, however, Lady Montagu was responsible for the introduction of the smallpox inoculation to Britain and Western Europe.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu – the forgotten immunisation …
2021年7月20日 · But far fewer have heard of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. She was the socialite whose pioneering inoculation experiments laid the groundwork for Jenner’s discovery, but whose contribution is all...
Biography: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu – British Literature
Mary Wortley Montagu was daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, Duke of Kingston (1655-1726) and Mary Fielding (cousin of novelist Henry Fielding), who died when Montagu was five. As a female, she was tutored at home but was largely self-educated through reading the …
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Academy of American Poets
Born on May 15, 1689 to Evelyn and Mary Pierrepont, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is remembered primarily as a letter writer. Her father was a wealthy Whig who later became the Marquess of Dorchester, and Lady Mary, like other aristocratic women …