GILBERT WHITE
\ɡˈɪlbət wˈa͡ɪt], \ɡˈɪlbət wˈaɪt], \ɡ_ˈɪ_l_b_ə_t w_ˈaɪ_t]\
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An English clergyman and naturalist; born at Selborne, July 18, 1720; died there, June 26, 1793. He wrote: "The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton" (1789); and a posthumous work edited from his papers, "The Naturalist's Calendar, with Observations in Various Branches of Natural History" (1795). Many naturalists have published editions of his works with annotations. John Burroughs writes an introductory to the latest edition (1895, 2 vols.). His "Letters" were published in 1876.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
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