Thomas Pennant
Also known as Pennant
Welsh naturalist (1726-1798)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1726
- Died
- 1798
- Works
- 130
Top works
- The additions to the quarto edition of the tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
- Unpublished collections towards an account of the zoology of Virginia
- A tour in Scotland 1769
- Introduction to the Arctic zoology
- A tour in Wales, 1773
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Thomas Pennant (27 June [O.S. 14 June] 1726 – 16 December 1798) was a Welsh naturalist, traveller, writer and antiquarian. He was born and lived his whole life at his family estate, Downing Hall, near Whitford, Flintshire, in Wales.
As a naturalist he had a great curiosity, observing the geography, geology, plants, animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish around him and recording what he saw and heard about. He wrote acclaimed books including British Zoology, the History of Quadrupeds, Arctic Zoology and Indian Zoology although he never travelled further afield than continental Europe. He knew and maintained correspondence with many of the scientific figures of his day. His books influenced the writings of Samuel Johnson. As an antiquarian, he amassed a considerable collection of art and other works, largely selected for their scientific interest. Many of these works are now housed at the National Library of Wales.
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1726 births1798 deaths18th-century British zoologists18th-century Welsh antiquarians18th-century Welsh male writers18th-century Welsh scientists18th-century Welsh writersAlumni of Oriel College, OxfordBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyInternational members of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund