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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 Willoughby's father, Sir Henry Willoughby, had inherited Wollaton and other properties including 'lucrative coal pits' at the death of his uncle, Sir John Willoughby, on 10 January 1549. However, only a few months later, on 27 August 1549, Sir Henry Willoughby was slain on Mousehold Heath in the suppression of Kett's rebellion .
Francis Willughby's Book of Games is a book published in 2003 that printed for the first time a transcription of a seventeenth-century manuscript written by Francis Willughby that was held in the library of the University of Nottingham.
Ray lived on Willughby's estate as the latter had a family and managed the landholdings. [13] When Willughby died in 1672, Ray began preparing an ornithology book based on Willoughby's notes. [6] The book was published in 1678 with the title The Ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the County of Warwick, Esq. [1]
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Francis Willughby began work on De Historia Piscium in 1663. Willughby and Ray travelled together on a tour of Europe to study the natural world prior to the beginning of the production of the book. [2] The book was completed by John Ray after Willughby's death in 1672. [2]
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 ]
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 ...