Ann Greenly

Ann Greenly (née Barnard; 8 June 1852 – 1 March 1927) was the fourth of five daughters of John Barnard of Bath, a dispensing chemist. She is known for her geological work assisting her husband Edward Greenly in his surveying of Scotland and Anglesey, as well as being an accomplished artist and animal rights' representative. She died of heart failure on 1 March 1927, at the age of 75.

The "Annie Greenly Fund" for detailed geological mapping was established in her honour by the Geological Society of London.

Personal life Much of what we know about Annie Greenly comes from her husband's autobiographic work. Greenly grew up in Bath and Bristol in a liberal evangelical household. Her first introduction to geology came at age 11 when she witnessed an earthquake on 6 October 1863. On top of her scientific role, Annie Greenly was a contralto singer, pianist, and a long-standing member of her local branch of the North Wales RSPCA.

However, Greenly revolutionised her husband's surveying technique earlier than providing logistical and moral support. She encouraged him to follow the exemplary lead of his colleague Charles Clough’s in all but one respect:, "Let Clough be your model in precision, but do not follow him in style. Found your style on nature’s curves. Watch these wherever you can and where you cannot see them, feel them. To be true, a map must be beautiful."

Together with her husband, Greenly regularly attended the annual meetings of the Geological Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science and other conferences and meetings. In 1903, she instigated the first-ever female participation in the conference dinner, which extended to other female geologists such as Gertrude Elles and Lady Teall.