Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

writer and poet from England

Date of Birth: 15-May-1689

Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1762

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont; baptised 26 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat, letter writer, and poet.
Lady Mary is today chiefly remembered for her letters, particularly her letters from travels to the Ottoman Empire, as wife to the British ambassador to Turkey, which have been described by Billie Melman as "the very first example of a secular work by a woman about the Muslim Orient".
Aside from her writing, Lady Mary is also known for introducing and advocating for smallpox inoculation to Britain after her return from Turkey.
Her writings address and challenge the hindering contemporary social attitudes towards women and their intellectual and social growth.



Description	Irish art collector, linguist, painter and translator
Date of birth/death	circa 1675	2 November 1739
Location of birth/death	Irland	London
Work location	Dublin; London
Authority control	: Q728482 VIAF: 30832541 ISNI: 0000 0000 8436 3183 ULAN: 500020086 LCCN: n80035861 NLA: 35243697 WorldCat