Violet Martineau
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BornSeptember 4, 1865
DiedJanuary 9, 1948 (aged 82)
OccupationsWriter, editor, biographer
Violet Isabel Martineau | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1865 |
| Died | January 9, 1948 (aged 82) |
| Occupations | Writer, editor, biographer |
Violet Isabel Martineau (4 September 1865[1] – 9 January 1948)[2][3] was an English writer, editor, and biographer.[4][5]
Violet Isabel Martineau was the only daughter of the barrister and Justice of the peace John Martineau (1834–1910) of Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk,[6] and Louisa Amabel (d.1894), daughter of Henry John Adeane.[3][7] The family knew Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), whose home Violet visited.[3]
She spent much of her life living in Hampshire, where she was Hon. Sec. of the Hants County Nursing Association,[8] and Secretary of the Ladies' Committee of the Brabazon Employment Society.[9]
Violet Martineau died on 9 January 1865, and was cremated on 14 January.[10]
