Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943

Beatrix Potter was born July 28 (or 6 according to some sources), 1866 in London, England; she died December 22, 1943 in Sawrey, England. She was the daughter of a barrister. In 1913, she married William Heelis, a lawyer. Ms. Potter was tutored by governesses, except for some brief private instruction, she was self taught in art. Ms. Potter was an author and illustrator of books for children, later a sheep farmer in the Lake District and a conservationist. Her first book, Tale Of Peter Rabbit, was privately printed. Biographical Source: Yesterday's Authors Of Books For Children, vol. 1, p. 205-217.

Beatrix Potter was an author of children's books, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist. She was born into a wealthy Manchester family (parents Rupert Potter and Helen Leech Potter), and she had one brother, Walter Bertram. Both parents were artistically talented and encouraged their children; her father was an amateur photographer. Beatrix Porter spent a lot of time in Scotland and, later in life she settled in the Lake district, where she passed away in 1943.

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