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To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.
Gilbert White

Born: July 18, 1720
Died: June 26, 1793 (aged 72)
Bio: Gilbert White was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist. He remained unmarried and a curate all his life. He is best known for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.
Known for:
- A naturalist's calendar
- Thirty Years in Tropical Australia