Find A Grave - St Anne Churchyard

Aiton, William b. 1731 d. February 2, 1793
Scientist. He was appointed in 1759 as the gardener to King George III, and was regarded as the first true keeper of the Royal Gardens at Kew. Gaining renown as a botanist, he published the work "Hortus Kewensis" in 1789, which detailed all the plants he grew in the Gardens. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Engleheart, George b. 1750 d. 1829
Artist. English painter of portraits and miniatures. He studied with Sir Joshua Reynolds and made copies in miniature of Reynold's paintings. He was the Court miniaturist for King George III. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Gainsborough, Thomas b. 1727 d. August 17, 1788
Artist. An English portrait and landscape painter, in 1740 he went to London and became the assistant and pupil of the French engraver Hubert Gravelot. He is celebrated for the elegance, vivacity, and refinement of his portraits, which were greatly influenced by the work of Van Dyck. Outstanding among his well-known works are Perdita, The Blue Boy, and Lady Innes.
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Haverfield, John d. 1830
Haverfield was the Assistant Quartermaster General of the Forces. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Haverfield, Thomas d. 1866
Reverend Haverfield was Chaplain to HRH the Duke of Sussex (a son of King George III) (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Hooker, William Jackson b. July 6, 1785 d. August 12, 1865
Sir William was Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew. He was the father of botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Kirby, John Joshua b. 1716 d. June 20, 1774
Artist, Author. The son of a land surveyor and topographer, Kirby was a landscape painter who served as President of the Society of Artists, officially known as the Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain, which encouraged the public exhibition of works of art by living artists. His main artistic focus was "linear perspective," based on the ideas of English mathematician Brook Taylor. He chronicled his ideas in several books, but is perhaps most noted for his pamphlet entitled: "Dr...[Read More] (Bio by: Samuel Taylor Geer)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Meyer, Jeremiah b. 1735 d. 1789
Meyer was the appointed painter in miniatures and enamels to King George III and created the design for his portrait head on one of the British coins. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Scard, Edward d. April 22, 1849
Scard was Household Surgeon to the Duke of Cambridge. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Zoffany, Johan b. March 13, 1733 d. November 11, 1810
Artist. Also known as Johannes Josephus Zauffaly, Zoffany was a distinguished German portrait painter and member of the Royal Academy. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England

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