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Francis Willughby (sometimes spelt Willoughby, Latin: Franciscus Willughbeius) [a] FRS (22 November 1635 – 3 July 1672) was an English ornithologist, ichthyologist and mathematician, and an early student of linguistics and games. He was born and raised at Middleton Hall, Warwickshire, the only son of an affluent country family.
Francis Willughby's Book of Games. Ashgate Press. ISBN 1 85928 460 4. Willughby, Francis. A Volume of Plaies. (Manuscript in the Middleton collection, University of Nottingham, shelfmark Li 113.) c1665-70. Willughby, Francis, volume containing descriptions of games and pastimes ("Francis Willughby's Book of Games"), c.1660-1672.
Francis's elder brother, Thomas (d. 1559), then aged eight, became the ward of their mother's brother, Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, and came to live with Dorset and his wife, Frances Brandon, at Bradgate House, while Francis, then aged two, and his sister, Margaret, were put in the care of Dorset's half-brother, George Medley, the son of ...
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham (baptised 1614; died 23 July 1666 O.S., 2 August 1666 N.S.) was an English peer of the House of Lords. [1]He succeeded to the title on 14 October 1617 on the death in infancy of his elder brother Henry Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby of Parham.
Reviewers were generally enthusiastic in praising the biography. [1] [9] [6] [18] [19] The Wonderful Mr Willughby was acclaimed as well-written and beautifully illustrated.[1] [20] The favourable review in The Christian Science Monitor cautions that Birkhead sometimes uses terms, such as "hemipene" and "cloaca", without defining or clarifying the terms for readers unfamiliar with ornithology.
Francis Willoughby may refer to: Francis Willoughby (1547–1596), industrialist and coalowner; Francis Willoughby (1613–1671), deputy governor of Massachusetts; Francis Willughby (1635–1672), English ornithologist and ichthyologist; Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton (1692–1758), Old Etonian; Francis Willoughby, 3rd Baron Middleton ...
George Willoughby (December 9, 1914 – January 5, 2010) was a Quaker activist who advocated for world peace, and conducted nonviolent protests against war and preparations for war. Biography [ edit ]
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