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Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
Painter, Illustrator
1840 – 1879
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Who was Abigail May Alcott Nieriker?
May Alcott Nieriker was an American artist and the youngest sister of Louisa May Alcott. She was the basis for the character Amy in her sister's semi-autobiographical novel Little Women. She was named after her mother, Abigail May, and first called Abba, then Abby, and finally May, which she asked to be called in November 1863 when in her twenties.
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1840
Concord - Also known as
- May Alcott
- Abba Alcott
- Abby Alcott
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ernest Nieriker
(1878 - 1879/12/29)
- Ernest Nieriker
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Concord
- Died
- Dec 29, 1879
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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