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Francis Willughby - the unsung hero of ornithology - BBC Science Focus Magazine.
13 de feb. de 2019 · Francis Willughby was born in 1635 at Middleton Hall, Warwickshire. His father, Francis, was a sweet-tempered man with precarious health. His mother, Cassandra, was formidable but devoted to her family. Not much is known about the young Francis's early days, but he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1652, when he was just 16.
He was awarded a M.A. in 1659. He was a noted mathematician and natural historian. He was a very early associate of the Royal Society, proposed for membership by John Wilkins in November 1661. He was admitted on 4 December 1661, seven months before the date of the Society’s first charter on 15 July 1662. Willughby was elected as a Fellow of ...
Other articles where Francis Willughby is discussed: John Ray: Life: …and Cornwall with the naturalist Francis Willughby was a turning point in his life. Willughby and Ray agreed to undertake a study of the complete natural history of living things, with Ray responsible for the plant kingdom and Willughby the animal.
Francis Willughby1635-1672 English Natural Historian Francis Willughby was a gifted amateur observer and collector of natural history specimens. His work in zoology, particularly with insects and vertebrates, together with his moral and financial support, constituted a major contribution to the pioneering work of John Ray in biological systematics.
Francis Willughby, Ornithology (London, 1676) The Ornithologiæ libri tres (referred to as the Ornithology) is one of the first truly scientific ornithological texts.The original Latin version was published in 1676 with an enlarged and corrected English version following in 1678. It was published four years after the death of Francis Willughby (1635–1672) by his friend and collaborator John ...
4 de dic. de 2016 · Francis Willughby, whose estates in the Midlands supported an independent life of travel and study, was an original member of the Royal Society. His influential work on birds and fishes was published after his death by the naturalist John Ray (1627-1705), but the scope of Willughby's other studies remained largely unknown.
