What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John George Children 1777-1852 Scientist Anna Atkins his daughter 1799-1871 Botanist & Photographer Lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council.
John George Children was a prominent British scientist and zoologist who contributed to the early study of marine invertebrates. Anna Atkins, his daughter, is recognized as one of the first female photographers and pioneered the cyanotype process to create detailed photograms of algae specimens.
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