Mary Anne Whitby

Mary Anne Theresa Whitby (1783–1850), née Symonds, was an English writer, landowner, and artist. She became an authority on the cultivation of silkworms, and in the 1830s reintroduced sericulture to the United Kingdom. During the 1840s, she corresponded extensively with Charles Darwin about silkworms, conducting breeding experiments to help develop his theories of natural selection.

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General Info

Female

Full Name

Mary Anne Theresa Symonds

Date of Birth

December 18th, 1783

Age

242

Date of Death

August 5th, 1850

Died Aged