Beatrix Potter

Birth Name:

Helen Beatrix Potter

Birth Place:

Kensington, London, England

Profession

Writer, Art department

Campaigned to save the Cockshott Point at Windermere in 1928
In 1980, the Beatrix Potter Society was founded to promote the study and appreciation of her life and work
When she died, she left her considerable acreage to the national Trust, which enabled it to preserve the lands that are now a part of Lake District National Park
In 1880, she was awarded an Art Student's Certificate for model drawing and freehand
A children's book author and illustrator, she is best known for "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," which was first commercially published by Frederick Warne & Co․ in 1902
Her stories center on country life and farming using animals as main characters
After he death, her paintings of fungus were used as illustrations in "Wayside and Woodland Fungi" by Dr․ W․P․K․ Findlay
Bought her first rabbit in 1890 and named it Benjamin Bouncer
In 1930, she won the silver challenge cup for the best Herdwick ewe
In addition to her literary pursuits, she was a natural scientist and conservationist

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