William Borlase Scientist

William Borlase (2 February 1695 – 31 August 1772), Cornish antiquary, geologist and naturalist. From 1722 he was Rector of Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, where he died in 1772.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 02, 1695
Birth place
Pendeen
Nationality
Great Britain
Date of deathAugust 31, 1772
Place of death
Ludgvan
Residence
Ludgvan

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Scientist

Field of study
Antiquarian
Natural history
Geologist

Topical connections

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John Nichols Writer
Archibald Alison Writer
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John Luke Politician
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Alex Quaison-SackeyPolitician

William Borlase on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.79254234;view=1up;seq=544
  2. http://www2.odl.ox.ac.uk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0munahi10--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00001-001-1-1utfZz-8-0&a=d&c=munahi10&cl=CL3.1.10&d=munahi010-afm