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Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta

Painting of Anne C. Lynch Botta, c. 1847
Born November 11, 1815(1815-11-11)
Bennington, Vermont
Died March 23, 1891 (aged 75)
New York City
Occupation writer, poet, socialite
Spouse Vincenzo Botta
(1818-1894)
Parents Patrick Lynch
(?-1819)
Charlotte Gray
(1789-1873)

Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta (November 11, 1815 - March 23, 1891) was an American poet, writer, teacher and socialite whose home was the central gathering place of the literary elite of her era. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Society because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Society because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant

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Biography

Early life

She was born Anne Charlotte Lynch in Bennington, Vermont. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Her father was Patrick Lynch (?-1819), of Dublin, Ireland, who took part in the United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the [1] For this, he was imprisoned and then banished from Ireland. He came to the United States at the age of 18, eventually making his way to Bennington where he set up a dry-goods business. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the There he met his future wife, Charlotte Gray (1789-1873),[2] the daughter of Revolutionary War veteran Lt. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Col. Ebenezer Gray (1743-1795). Patrick Lynch and Charlotte Gray married in 1812. Along with their daughter Anne, they also had a son, Thomas Rawson Lynch (1813-1845). [2]

Lynch's father died in 1819, shipwrecked off the coast of Puerto Principe, in the West Indies. Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting [3] After the death of her father, the family moved to Hartford, Connecticut, where Anne and her brother were sent to the best schools. When she was sixteen she was sent to the Albany Female Academy, where she graduated with high honors in 1834 and stayed there as a teacher for a few years. Albany Academy for Girls (commonly referred to as AAG is a girls' day school in Albany New York, USA. [3]

Literary society

She moved to Providence, Rhode Island with her mother in 1838, where she continued to teach. In 1841, she compiled and edited "The Rhode Island Book",[1] a collection of poems and verse from the best regional writers of the time, including two poems of her own. She also began to invite these writers to her home for her evening receptions. It was said in 1843, that "the very best literary society of Providence could be found in the parlor of Miss Lynch". [3]

In 1845, Miss Lynch met the famed actress Fanny Kemble, who became very attached to her and introduced her to a wider circle of literary friends". This article refers an actress For other uses of the proper noun Kemble see the disambiguation page entitled Kemble. [3] In the same year she moved to Manhattan with her mother. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York She began teaching English composition at the Brooklyn Academy for Young Ladies;[4] she continued her writing and was published in periodicals such as the New-York Mirror, The Gift, the Diadem, Home Journal, and the Democratic Review. Composition Studies (also referred to as "Composition and Rhetoric," "College Composition" "Writing Studies" or simply "Composition" Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. In New York, she also continued her literary receptions which she held every Saturday evening. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [3] It was at one of these receptions that she introduced the unknown Edgar Allan Poe to the literary society of New York. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, In 1848, her book "Poems" by Anne C. Lynch, was published by George P. Putnam. This article is about the American publisher author and explorer who lived from 1887 to 1950 and was married to Amelia Earhart Edgar Allan Poe said of her:

“ She is chivalric, self-sacrificing, equal to any fate, capable even of martyrdom, in whatever should seem to her a holy cause. She has a hobby, and this is, the idea of duty. [3] ”

Marriage

Vincenzo Botta, circa 1860
Vincenzo Botta, circa 1860

Miss Lynch traveled to Europe in 1853, where she met Vincenzo Botta (1818-1894). [5] He was an Italian professor of philosophy in Turin. Mr. Botta then traveled to New York, on an assignment from the Sardinian government, and decided to settle there. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) He taught philosophy and Italian at the University of the City of New York. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. They were married in 1855. Mrs Botta told an intimate friend of her marriage, "it satisfied her judgement, pleased her fancy, and, above all, filled her heart". [3]

Evening receptions

For many years she was a well-known and popular leader in society. She hosted intellectual gatherings, seemly without the least bit of effort or pretension, at her home on West 37th Street. [1] Unlike other salons, which had more to do with seeing and being seen by the high society of New York, her receptions provided a creative space in which artists could meet and collaborate. It was said of her salons that no one was either neglected or treated like a celebrity, and every one went away feeling stimulated, refreshed, and happy. [1] At Mrs. Botta's receptions every Saturday night, attendees would find the most well-known writers, actors and artists, such as Poe, Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Horace Greeley, Richard Henry Stoddard, Andrew Carnegie, Mary Mapes Dodge, Julia Ward Howe, Charles Butler, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Delia Bacon, Grace Greenwood, Bayard Taylor, William Cullen Bryant, Helen Jackson, actress Fanny Kemble, Daniel Webster, and many more. Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (May 23 1810 – July 19 1850 was a Journalist, Critic and Women's rights activist associated with the American Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25 1803 &ndash April 27 1882 was an American essayist philosopher poet and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century Horace Greeley ( February 3, 1811 &ndash November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder Richard Henry Stoddard (July 2 1825 - May 12 1903 was an American critic and poet Andrew Carnegie (properly kɑrˈneɪgi but commonly /ˈkɑrnɨgi/ or /kɑrˈnɛgi/ (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919 was a Scottish -born American Industrialist Mary Mapes Dodge ( 26 January, 1831 &ndash 21 August, 1905) was an American children's writer and editor best known Julia Ward Howe (May 27 1819 &ndash October 17 1910 was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and Poet most famous as Charles Butler may refer to Charls Butler (c 1559&ndash1647 English vicar philologist naturalist and proponent of spelling reform Charles Fitz-Greene Halleck (July 81790 &ndash November 19 1867 was an American Poet, born and died at Guilford Connecticut. Delia Bacon, a sister of Leonard Bacon, ( February 2, 1811 - September 2, 1859) is best known for her work on Shakespearean authorship Sara Jane Lippincott (1823-1904 was better known by the pseudonym Grace Greenwood. Bayard Taylor ( James) (January 11 1825 &ndash December 19 1878 was an American Poet, literary critic translator and travel author William Cullen Bryant (November 3 1794 - June 12 1878 was an American romantic poet, journalist and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Helen Margaret Jackson (born 19 May 1939) is a British politician This article refers an actress For other uses of the proper noun Kemble see the disambiguation page entitled Kemble. Daniel Webster (January 18 1782 &ndash October 24 1852 was a leading American Statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. [1] Said a Boston writer:

“ It was not so much what Mrs. Botta did for literature with her own pen, as what she helped others to do, that will make her name a part of the literary history of the country. [3] ”

Later life

In 1860, Mrs. Botta published the Handbook of Universal Literature, which contained concise accounts of authors and their work. She wrote: "This work was begun many years ago, as a literary exercise, to meet the personal requirements of the writer. "[6] This book was used as a text book in many educational institutions. [7]

She was also a sculptor of portrait busts. A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure depicting a person's head and Neck, as well as a variable portion of Her sculpture of Charles Butler, done in marble, was donated to New York University. Charles Butler may refer to Charls Butler (c 1559&ndash1647 English vicar philologist naturalist and proponent of spelling reform Charles Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of [3] She said: "Beauty in art, in my opinion, does not consist in simply copying nature, but in retaining the true features of the subject, and breathing on them a breath of spiritual life, which should bring them up to their ideal form. "[3]

An example of her poetry which showed her interest in literature:

IN THE LIBRARY
Speak low, tread softly through these halls;
Here genius lives enshrined,
Here reign, in silent majesty,
The monarchs of the mind.
A mighty spirit-host they come
From every age and clime;
Above the buried wrecks of years
They breast the tide of Time.
And In their presence-chamber here
They hold their regal state,
And round them throng a noble train,
The gifted and the great.

Anne Charlotte Botta died of pneumonia at age 75. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal She is buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in New York. This article refers to the Woodlawn Cemetery in the New York City borough of The Bronx [3]

Mrs. Botta refused to write an autobiography of her life, so after her death, her husband collected correspondence, poems, and biographical information and had a book published, in 1893, called the "Memoirs of Anne C. L. Botta: Written by Her Friends". [1] A quote by her friend, Mrs. L Runkle: "Life was the material with which she wrought. "

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Memoirs of Anne Lynch Botta. New york University Archives. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Anne C. Lynch Page. RootsWeb. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Memoirs of Anne C. Botta. Making of America Books. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
  4. ^ Anne Botta. Library company. Retrieved on January 28, 2007.
  5. ^ Vincenzo Botta. Picture History. Retrieved on February 1, 2007.
  6. ^ Anne C. Botta Biography. Book Rags. Retrieved on January 28, 2007.
  7. ^ Anne C. Lynch. biography. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.

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Persondata
NAME Botta, Anne Charlotte Lynch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION writer, poet, socialite
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Bennington, Vermont
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1891
PLACE OF DEATH New York City, New York
Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
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