Garnett, Lucy Mary Jane, 1934

Women of Turkey and their folk-lore
book chapter 1891

Summary: Lucy Mary Jane Garnett (1849–1934) was a British folklorist, ethnographer, and traveller. She is best known for her work in what is now Turkey, Northern Greece and Albania, at least some of it conducted when that area was still part of the Ottoman Empire. She also translated Greek folk songs, published in 1888. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1849 [2][5]
Birth Place: Sheffield (Royaume-Uni) [3]; Sheffield [5]
Died: 1934 [2]; 1934-02-24 [5]
Death Place: Twickenham [2]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: writer [5]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [5]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. Wikidata

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