Author: Hunter, Anne
Biography:
HUNTER, Anne formerly Home (1742-1821: ODNB)
She was probably born at Waterford, Ireland, to Robert Home and Mary (Hutchinson) Home; the family was living in Ireland when her father served as surgeon to a regiment of foot. When Anne was about sixteen, the family moved first to Scotland and then to London where, in 1771, she married the surgeon John Hunter. Of their four children, two died in infancy and, in later life, she became estranged from her only surviving son. Her publishing career began with poems and songs being issued in periodicals and collections, and she was acquainted with other notable women writers of the day. She met Joseph Haydn when he was in London; he set some of her songs to music. She was left impoverished by her husband’s 1793 death, but provision was made for her by the intercession of the queen, the sale of John Hunter’s collections, and a government allocation of funds to establish the Hunterian museum. She died at London and is buried in St Marylebone church. (ODNB 5 Mar. 2019) SR
Other Names:
- Mrs. John Hunter
- [Anne Home Hunter]