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Gilbert White

Born

in Selborne, The United Kingdom

July 18, 1720

Died

June 26, 1793

Genre

Nature, Science

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Gilbert White was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist. More than any other writer, Gilbert White has shaped the relationship between man and nature. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and song in birds. His precise, scrupulously honest and unaffectedly witty observations led him to interpret animals' behaviour in a unique manner. He is best known for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, and remained unmarried and a curate all his life. ...more

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Gilbert White’s books

Average rating: 3.94 · 725 ratings · 115 reviews · 231 distinct works

	The Natural History of Selborne 3.96 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 1788 — 688 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birds of Selborne 3.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1788 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journals of Gilbert White by Gilbert White, Walter Johnson (Editor) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1970 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portrait of a Tortoise: Extracted from the Journals & Letters of Gilbert White 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1946 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Gilbert White, Henry Morley (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Selborne year: The "naturalist's journal" for 1784 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gilbert White's Year: Passages From The Garden Kalendar & The Naturalist's Journal 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 by Gilbert White, Henry Morley (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Gilbert White of Selborne by Gilbert White, H.J. Massingham 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Nature's Ways, a Book for all Young Lovers of Nature; Being an Introduction to Gilbert White's "Natural History of Selborne" by Gilbert White, Marcus Woodward it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars