Thomas Amory (author)
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Thomas Amory (c. 1691 – 25 November 1788) was a writer with an Irish background. He is thought to have lived in Dublin and later in Westminster.<ref name=Britannica>Britannica. Retrieved 3 September 2020.</ref>
Polymath
In 1755 Amory published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion. This was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. in 1766, which was practically a continuation: Vol. I,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1756, Vol. II,<ref>Template:Cite web and Vol. III</ref>
These works are those of a polymath, covering philology, natural science, theology and other subjects, unsystematically, but with occasional originality and felicity of diction.
Private life
Amory was a keen Unitarian. He was also a renowned eccentric, with a peculiar appearance and the manner of a gentleman. He scarcely ever stirred abroad except at dusk. He died at the age of 97, probably in London.<ref name=Britannica/>
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- The information here is consistent with the entry in The Oxford Companion to English Literature, ed. Sir Paul Harvey, 4th e. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967).
External links
- The Life of John Buncle. Multiple formats at Ex-Classics Project. Includes critical essays, notes and translations.
- Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion.