Francesca Allinson

Francesca Allinson
Born
Enid Ellen Pulvermacher Allinson

20 August 1902
Died7 April 1945 (aged 42)
OccupationsWriter, musician, musicologist, puppeteer.
Notable workA Childhood (1937)
RelativesThomas Allinson (father); Adrian Allinson (brother)

Francesca Allinson (born Enid Ellen Pulvermacher Allinson; 20 August 1902 – 7 April 1945) was an English polymath who participated in the Bloomsbury group, remembered for her contributions as a writer, musician and puppeteer. She was the youngest child of the pioneering physician and wholemeal bread entrepreneur Dr Thomas Allinson, and sister of the artist Adrian Allinson.