Jessie Mann

Jessie Mann
black and white photograph of a woman wearing a bonnet who is thought to be Jessie Mann
An 1844 photograph by David Octavius Hill, thought to be Jessie Mann
Born
Janet Mann

(1805-01-20)20 January 1805
Perth, Scotland
Died21 April 1867(1867-04-21) (aged 62)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s)Photographer and assistant
EmployerDavid Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson
Known forPioneer in photography

Janet Mann (Jessie) (20 January 1805 – 21 April 1867) was the studio assistant of the pioneering Scottish photographers David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.[1][2] She is "a strong candidate as the first Scottish woman photographer"[3][4] and one of the first women anywhere to be involved in photography.[5]

  1. ^ John Hannavy (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. Taylor & Francis. p. 888. ISBN 9781135873264.
  2. ^ Crompton, Sarah (6 May 2015). "She takes a good picture: six forgotten female pioneers of photography". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ Roddy Simpson (2012). The Photography of Victorian Scotland. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9780748654642.
  4. ^ Miller, Phil (13 April 2011). "Scottish woman who was a camera pioneer". Glasgow: The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ^ Miller, Phil (16 April 2016). "Is this the mysterious Scottish woman who helped pioneer photography?". Glasgow: The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 12 May 2016.