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Lilian Stoughton Hyde , 1863 - 1947

Lilian Stoughton Hyde (b. 19th July, Barker, Broome, New York) was an American teacher, artist and children’s author who wrote the child’s anthology Favorite Greek Myths (1904).

Hyde was the daughter of George Hyde and Susan Beach, and had eight siblings. She graduated from the Woman's Art School of Cooper Union in New York City in 1886 as well as the New York School of Applied Design for Women; at the former she won First Prize in Oil Painting. She then became an art teacher, and wrote Favorite Greek Myths for children at English public schools, which was also published in the US.

She is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Whitney Point, Broome County, New York, alongside her sisters Mary Frances Hyde (b.1864) and Fanny Mansir Hyde (b.1859).


Sources:

Find a Grave (accessed: August 2, 2022).

Library Thing  (accessed: August 2, 2022). 

Geni (accessed 26th April 2021).



Bio prepared by Robin Diver, University of Birmingham, robin.diver@hotmail.com 


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Lilian Stoughton Hyde

Lilian Stoughton Hyde (b. 19th July, Barker, Broome, New York) was an American teacher, artist and children’s author who wrote the child’s anthology Favorite Greek Myths (1904).

Hyde was the daughter of George Hyde and Susan Beach, and had eight siblings. She graduated from the Woman's Art School of Cooper Union in New York City in 1886 as well as the New York School of Applied Design for Women; at the former she won First Prize in Oil Painting. She then became an art teacher, and wrote Favorite Greek Myths for children at English public schools, which was also published in the US.

She is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Whitney Point, Broome County, New York, alongside her sisters Mary Frances Hyde (b.1864) and Fanny Mansir Hyde (b.1859).


Sources:

Find a Grave (accessed: August 2, 2022).

Library Thing  (accessed: August 2, 2022). 

Geni (accessed 26th April 2021).



Bio prepared by Robin Diver, University of Birmingham, robin.diver@hotmail.com 


Records in database:


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