biography
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Workman, Fanny
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née Bullock
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| female
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| lived:
| (1859–1925)
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| biography:
| Explorer and mountain climber, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. In 1881 she married William Hunter Workman, a prominent physician. The couple lived in Europe (1889–98) and bicycled through the Mediterranean area and the Middle East. They then engaged in exploration, mountain climbing, mapping, and photographing in the Himalayan mountains (1899–1912). She lectured extensively, and they published many books, including In the Ice World of the Himalaya (1900). |
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