About Rachel Harriette Busk
Lived 1831 – 1907 (aged 75–76). Rachel Harriette Busk was a British folklorist.
Rachel Harriette Busk (1831—1907) was a British traveller and folklorist.
Life She was born in 1831, in London. She was the youngest of five daughters of Hans Busk the elder and his wife Maria; and sister of Hans Busk the younger and of Julia Clara Byrne. She was the sister-in-law of Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet through her sister Maria Georgiana.
She collected tales from Italy, Spain, Mongolia and elsewhere. Her collection included folklore, supernatural events, legends of saints, and humorous anecdotal material. Her work on Italian folklore was strongly influenced by the work of Giuseppe Pitrè.
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British traveller and folklorist (1831–1907)
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Rachel Harriette Busk was born in 1831 in London.
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Rachel Harriette Busk died on 1 March 1907 in London.
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Rachel Harriette Busk was a folklorist.
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