Beatrix Potter, English writer and illustrator of children's books, also a mycologist and farmer. Her most successful work is The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
I have been reading a biography on her recently and wondered about her type. I think she is certainly Judicious, and most likely an Alpha introvert. I lean towards LII... It seems that she was a very pragmatic & independent woman, also solitary, dutiful, and shy.
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Beatrix was late in rebellion, even for a Victorian daughter. A desire for money and a measure of emotional and financial independence it might bring propelled her out of an extended adolescence and artistic apprenticeship, and shifted her focus from fungi to fantasy. She was sustained in this creative transformation by her pragmatic approach to life, an abundance of curiosity, and a sense of humor that found amusement in the absurdity of everyday events. Much of her creative energy derived from a remarkable visual inventory of past experiences and an extraordinary memory for detail.
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From [Unitarianism] Beatrix acquired an inner self-reliance, a distinctly pragmatic approach to life, and a tendency towards rebelliousness. From childhood on she exhibited a reticence towards dogma and an aversion to creeds of any sort. The culture of Unitarianism contributed to her compatibility with the application of reason as a method of intellectual enquiry. The Unitarian emphasis on the sanctity of the individual conscience, the importance of rational discussion and the application of science as a legitimate means of social improvement indelibly influenced her. Shortly after her eighteenth birthday in 1884 she observed:
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the cause of endless strife. What do Creeds matter, what possible difference does it make to anyone today whether the doctrine of the Resurrection is correct or incorrect, or the miracles, they don't happen nowadays, but very queer things do that concern us much more. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
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[Beatrix] observes people with the same acuity as she observes non-human nature, treating them with almost sociological detachment, keenly aware of language and accent, always on the look-out for the telling physical detail.
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Beatrix Potter's adolescent aversion to change often complicated her life, but it enhanced her powers of observation and her unusually vivid memory of the places she loved. She was always aware of her physical surroundings: the tiniest details of the interiors of houses where she stayed, the old furniture, the arrangement of household spaces, the shapes and forms of farm buildings and the peculiar natural features of the landscape.
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[Beatrix] had unexpected flashes of humour and understatement, a quick wit and a subtle rebelliousness.
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She had very particular reasons for her choice of language; sometimes it was rhythm and cadence, sometimes it was the sound of a word, or just something that amused her. She had an intuitive sense about what children liked.