Annie Royle Taylor

For other people called Annie Taylor, see Annie Taylor.

Annie (Hannah) Royle Taylor
Annie Taylor (1897)
Born(1855-10-07)7 October 1855
Egremont, Cheshire, England
Died9 September 1922(1922-09-09) (aged 66)
Cromwell Crescent, Kensington, London, England
OccupationsMissionary, explorer

Hannah Royle Taylor (7 October 1855 – 9 September 1922), known as Annie Royle Taylor, was an English explorer and Evangelical missionary to Tibet. She was the first Western woman known to have visited Tibet. She attempted to reach the "forbidden" city of Lhasa in 1892–1893.

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