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Annie Gregg Savigny

1838 – 1901

Canadian novelist

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Lived 1838 – 1901 (aged 62–63). Annie Gregg Savigny was a Canadian writer and novelist.

Annie Gregg Savigny (; –1901) was a Canadian novelist, probably born in England. She was also an amateur astronomer and advocate of animal welfare.

Life Details of Savigny's life are scarce and inconsistent. She was probably born in England around 1838, although some sources report her birthplace as Ireland or Toronto.

In about 1878 she married a surveyor, Hugh Paine Savigny, and by 1886 she was living as a widow in Toronto, her husband having died in 1881. Her third novel, Three Wedding Rings, appeared in 1892. In 1895 she published Lion, the Mastiff (again with Briggs), a book that was imitative of Margaret Marshall Saunders's Beautiful Joe but still popular enough to be reprinted twice. Savigny was involved with the Toronto Humane Society and in 1898 she was commissioned by the society and the federal Department of Agriculture to write a children's book on the theme of kindness to animals. The result was Dick Niven and his Horse Nobby: a book and a set of 24 accompanying magic lantern slides.

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Born
1838
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Died
1901
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Also known as
Annie Gregg Ryan

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Who was Annie Gregg Savigny?

Canadian novelist

When was Annie Gregg Savigny born?

Annie Gregg Savigny was born in 1838.

When did Annie Gregg Savigny die?

Annie Gregg Savigny died in 1901.

What was Annie Gregg Savigny's occupation?

Annie Gregg Savigny was a writer and novelist.

What nationality was Annie Gregg Savigny?

Annie Gregg Savigny was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Annie Gregg Savigny

· Wikidata: Q110576849

· DBpedia: Annie Gregg Savigny

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