Mary Anning: the princess of Palaeontology
Mary Anning was born in a little town in South West England in the 18th Century. When Mary was about a year old, she survived a major lightning strike that killed the woman who was carrying her. This ‘miraculous escape’ soon made her famous in her little town.This was an era when common people, mostly children, were dying of diseases such as smallpox and measles.
- ▪Mary Anning was born in a little town in South West England in the 18th Century.
- ▪When Mary was about a year old, she survived a major lightning strike that killed the woman who was carrying her.
- ▪This ‘miraculous escape’ soon made her famous in her little town.This was an era when common people, mostly children, were dying of diseases such as smallpox and measles.
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| Original publisher | The Hindu |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thehindu.com/children/mary-anning-the-princess-of-palaeontology/article71188086.ece |
| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:37:18 +0530 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-24T08:10:59.617Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-24T08:10:59.617Z |
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Mary Anning was born in a little town in South West England in the 18th Century. Her father Richard Anning was a carpenter. When Mary was about a year old, she survived a major lightning strike that killed the woman who was carrying her. This ‘miraculous escape’ soon made her famous in her little town.This was an era when common people, mostly children, were dying of diseases such as smallpox and measles. So Mary and her brother Joseph growing into their teenage years was yet another miracle for many in the town. Though it was a rare thing back then, Mary attended the Congregationalist Sunday school, where she learned to read and write.A curio incidentLyme Regis, the place where Mary lived with her family, was a coastal tourist spot.
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