Jane Webb Loudon (1807 - 1858)
1807-08-19Birmingham, United Kingdom1858-08-13London, United Kingdom
Jane Webb Loudon
Jane Webb Loudon, full name Jane Wells Webb Loudon, is an English futurological writer, one of the pioneers of the science fiction genre, an artist and amateur botanist.
At the age of 20, Loudon wrote the novel that brought her fame, "The Mummy!" (1827). Set in the year 2126, the novel describes an England filled with advanced technology, including automated lawyers and steam-powered surgeons, coffee makers, and an information highway resembling the modern Internet.
Loudon was married to the well-known horticulturist John Claudius Loudon, and they wrote several books together, and she also published her own very successful series of books with titles such as Gardening for Women, A Lady's Companion to the Flower Garden.
Date and place of birt: | 19 august 1807, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 13 august 1858, London, United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Biologist, Botanist, Poet, Writer |
Genre: | Flower still life |