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Elinor Mary Darwin (1879–1954) was an Irish born illustrator, engraver and portrait painter. Her illustrations were included in several of her husband, Bernard Darwin's books for children. ==Personal life== Elinor Mary Monsell, the eldest daughter of William Thomas Monsell,〔Joseph Jackson Howard. ''(Visitation of England and Wales )''. Priv. print.; 1905. p. 9.〕 was born in Limerick, Munster, Ireland.〔(''Elinor Mary Monsell Darwin.'' ) St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Downe, Kent. Find a Grave. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 At 17 years of age she left Ireland for London.〔Ruth Hill Viguers. ''Illustrators of Children's Books, 1744-1945: Supplement, 1946-1956''. Horn Book; 1958. p. 296.〕 Her brother John Robert Monsell was a children's author and illustrator, who collaborated with Herbert Hughes on ''Rivals!'', a 1935 musical version of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's ''The Rivals''. She married Bernard Darwin on Tuesday, 31 July 1906 at St Luke's Church, Chelsea in London, England.〔 He was a golf writer and grandson of the British naturalist Charles Darwin.〔Virginia Woolf; Anne Olivier Bell. ''1920-1924''. Hogarth Press; 1977. ISBN 978-0-7012-0447-1. p. 19.〕〔Tim M. Berra. ''(Darwin and His Children: His Other Legacy )''. Oxford University Press; 26 September 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-930944-3. p. 130.〕 Their children were Ursula Darwin (1908-2011) and Sir Robert Vere Darwin (1910–1974).〔 Prior to World War II many Darwin family members became members of the Eugenics Society. Elinor became one of the Fellows of the Society, as did Leonard Darwin's wife Mildred and other Darwin wives.〔Tom Blaney. ''(The Chief Sea Lion's Inheritance )''. Troubador Publishing Ltd; 1 May 2011. ISBN 978-1-84876-621-1. p. 129.〕 She is buried in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Downe, Kent; nearby is Down House, the home of the Darwin family. An obituary by Sir Charles Tennyson was published in ''The Times''.〔〔Sir Charles Tennyson, "Obituary: Mrs. Elinor Mary Darwin." ''The Times,'' Friday, May 07, 1954; pg. 11; Issue 52925; col C.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elinor Darwin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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