Background
Mary French was born May 10, 1847, at Bridgewater, Pennsylvania. Her father was Joseph French, the civil engineer, and her mother Elizabeth J. French (née Poorman).
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Mary French
Edit Profileexplorer linguist novelist translator
Education
She was educated in America and overseas, studying art and developing into an author and ethnologist.
Career
May French Sheldon is noted as a translator of Flaubert"s Salammbô, and author of papers and essays, but acquired fame for an expedition. In 1891 she left London for Africa, unaccompanied, seeking assistance amongst the African peoples as she explored around Lake Chala. She returned with ethnographic materials, wrote on her experience, and undertook a lecture tour.
She was made a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, among the first 15 women to receive this honour, in November 1892.
As a writer Sheldon wrote a number of novels, short stories, and essays.
Achievements
-
Born
-
Died
February 10, 1936 (aged 88) -
Nationality
United States