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Thomas Pennant was a botanist, ornithologist, zoologist and malacologist, a citizen of the Kingdom of Great Britain and of Wales, born on 14 June 1726. He was educated at Oriel College and worked in the field of botany, using the author citation Pennant in zoology.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. His archives are held at the National Library of Wales, his works are in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and further items are held at the Natural History Museum. Pennant died on 16 December 1798.
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Key facts
- Born
- 27 June [ O.S. 14 June ] 1726, Downing Hall, Whitford, Flintshire, Wales
- Died
- 16 December 1798 (1798-12-16) (aged 72), Downing Hall, Whitford, Flintshire, Wales
- Occupations
- Naturalist antiquarian
- Known for
- Writings on natural history, geology, and geographical expeditions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Wales
- Occupation
- ornithologist
- Educated at
- Oriel College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- Thomas Pennant.jpg
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- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- Commons category
- Thomas Pennant
- date of birth
- 1726-06-14
- date of death
- 1798-12-16
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- has works in the collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- writing language
- English language
- author citation (zoology)
- Pennant
- P6944
- Thomas Pennant
- P12749
- Johann Jakob Griesbach
- P13311
- Randstad
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Pennant
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
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Encyclopedic overview
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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