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Potter, (Helen) Beatrix
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Potter, (Helen) Beatrix
English writer and illustrator of children's books. Her first book was The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1900), followed by The Tailor of Gloucester (1902), based on her observation of family pets and wildlife. Other books in the series include The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle (1904), The Tale of Jeremy Fisher (1906), and a sequel to Peter Rabbit, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909). Her tales are told with a childlike wonder, devoid of sentimentality, and accompanied by delicate illustrations.
Potter was also an accomplished mycologist. She was the first person to report the symbiotic relationship between lichen and fungi, and to catalogue the fungi of the British Isles. She was excluded from professional scientific societies because of her sex.
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