Beatrix Potter

Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist best known for her imaginative children’s books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit which celebrated the British landscape and country life. Born into a privileged Unitarian family, Potter, along with her younger brother, Walter Bertram (1872–1918), grew up with few friends outside her large exte... More

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  • Jul 28, 1866

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  • Dec 22, 1943 (age 77 years)

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  • Béatrix Potter,
  • Helen Beatrix Potter,
  • Beatrix. Potter

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