Sunday 18 January 2015

Anna Leonowens, English travel writer

Anna Leonowens (26 November 1831 – 19 January 1915) was an English travel writer, educator, and social activist. She worked in Siam from 1862 to 1868, where she taught the wives and children of Mongkut, king of Siam. She also co-founded the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Leonowens's experiences in Siam were fictionalised in Margaret Landon's 1944 bestselling novel Anna and the King of Siam... Read more at Wikipedia

 

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1831

Place of Birth: Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1915

Profession: Writer, Teacher, Governess

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Keywords: Anna Leonowens , English travel writer, educator, social activist, Nova Scotia College, Death anniversary

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