Who was Gilbert White?
Naturalist, Antiquary and Poet.
Date and Place of Birth:
18th July 1720, Selbourne, Hampshire, England.
Family Background:
Eldest Son of John White and Anne daughter of
Thomas Holt, Rector of Streatham in Surrey.
Education:
Basingstoke School. Oriel College, Oxford.
Chronology/Biography of Gilbert White:
1744:
Elected a Fellow of Oriel College.
1747: Took
holy orders.
1752: Admitted
as one of the Senior Proctors of the University.
1758: His
life was secured when he obtained the sinecure from a college living
at Moreton Pinkney in Northamptonshire.
1769: His
"Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne", a work
recording the natural world in his parish was largely complete but
it was not to be published for another twenty years, with the addition
of letters about local and antiquarian affairs.
Written Works:
- 1789
"Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne".
Marriage:
Never Married.
Date and Place of Death:
26th June 1793, Selbourne, Hampshire, England.
Age at Death:
73.
Site of Grave:
St. Mary’s Churchyard, Selbourne, Hampshire.
Places of Interest:
HAMPSHIRE:
The Wakes House and White Museum, Selborne. (White
designed the garden).
St. Mary's Church has a stained glass window
in his memory.
