Joy Adamson
1910 - 1980
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom, Austria, Cisleithania
Educated at: Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Occupation: writer, naturalist, painter, environmentalist, botanical illustrator, ecologist, autobiographer, botanical collector, scientific illustrator, cartoonist, draftsperson, prose writer
Award received: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Grenfell Medal
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Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson (née Gessner; 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, Born Free, describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several languages and made into an Academy Award-winning movie of the same name. In 1977, she was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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