Gilbert White facts for kids
Gilbert White (18 July 1720 – 26 June 1793) was a pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist.
Early life and education
White was born in his grandfather's vicarage at Selborne in Hampshire. He was educated by a private tutor in Basingstoke before going to Oriel College, Oxford University. He obtained his deacon's orders in 1746, being fully ordained in 1749.
Then he held several curacies in Hampshire and Wiltshire, including Selbourne. White also held the office of Junior Proctor at Oxford and was Dean of Oriel College. In 1784 he became curate of Selborne for the last time, remaining so until his death.
Images for kids
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Title page of White's Natural History, which he published late in life
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The stained glass window commemorating White in Selborne church
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