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Anne Hunter

British poet (1742-1821) · Writers · Died at 78

Anne Hunter was a salonnière and poet in Georgian London. She is remembered mostly for the texts to at least nine of Joseph Haydn's 14 songs in English. She was the wife of surgeon and anatomist John Hunter, whose anatomical collections in their home eventually formed the basis for the Hunterian Museum.

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She entertained the leading Bluestockings at their house.

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Type
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Lived 1742 to 1821 · aged 78