Margaret Bryan | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Margaret_Bryan_by_William_Nutter.jpg) Engraving of Bryan and her two daughters Ann Marian (center) and Sarah Maria (right) | |
| Born | 12 October 1759 (baptism date) West Ham, Essex, England |
| Died | 31 March 1836 Kentish Town, London, England |
| Burial place | St Luke’s Church, Chelsea, London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Natural philosopher and educator |
| Years active | 1791–1816 |
Margaret Bryan (c. 1759 – 31 March 1836) was an English natural philosopher and educator and the author of three scientific textbooks. A pioneer of female education, she taught science to women and girls from her schools in Margate and London. The first 'Bryan House' school was in Margate, Kent above the yet-to-be-discovered Margate Caves, and the second was in Blackheath, London. Margaret also later offered private tuition from Cadogan Place in Chelsea. Her first known work was A Compendious System of Astronomy (1797), collecting her lectures on astronomy. She later published Lectures on Natural Philosophy (1806), a textbook on the fundamentals of physics and astronomy, and An Astronomical and Geographical Class Book for the Use of Schools and Private Families, a thin octavo, in 1815.