Born: 1725 or 1726, United Kingdom
Died: 30 December 1793
Country most active: United Kingdom
Also known as: Anne Blackburne
The following is excerpted from the Dictionary of National Biography, originally published between 1885 and 1900, by Smith, Elder & Co. It was written by George Thomas Bettany.
BLACKBURNE, ANNA (d. 1794), botanist, daughter of John Blackburne of Orford, was accomplished in natural history, and formed a large and varied collection. She was a friend and constant correspondent of Linnæus. She died at Fairfield, near Warrington, in 1794.