June 14, 1726 - December 16, 1798.
Was a Welsh naturalist and antiquary.
The Pennants were a Welsh gentry family from the parish of Whitford, Flintshire, who had built up a modest estate at Bychton by the seventeenth century. In 1724 Thomas' father, David Pennant, also inherited the neighbouring Downing estate from a cousin, considerably augmenting the family's fortune. Downing Hall, where Thomas was born in the 'yellow room', became the main Pennant residence.
Pennant received his early education at Wrexham grammar school, before moving to Thomas Croft's school in Fulham in 1740. In 1744 entered Queen's College, Oxford, later moving to Oriel College. Like many students from a wealthy background, he left Oxford without taking a degree, although in 1771 his work as a zoologist was recognised with an honorary degree.
At the age of twelve, Pennant later recalled, he had been inspired with a passion for natural history through being presented with Francis Willughby's Ornithology. A tour in Cornwall in 1746-1747, where he met the antiquary...
1795-1869. Född och död i Bryssel.
Belgisk geograf. 1827 gav han ut en 'Atlas universel de Géographie physique, politique et statistique' i 6 band och 1829-30 en 'Atlas de l'Europe' med 165 kartor. Förutom dessa gav han ut olika specialkartor, speciellt över belgiska områden. Hans främsta geografiska verk, 'Dictionnaire géographique des provinces belges', planerades att utges i 12 band men kom till slut endast i 8 band (1831-38).
A Belgian publisher who produced one of the first atlases printed by lithography.
Bland arbeten.
Atlas universel de Géographie physique, politique et statistique.
Atlas de l'Europe.
Dictionnaire géographique des provinces belges.
Biogr. Belg.
Ca. 1815.
Engelsk kopparstickare. Inga övriga upplysningar hittade, om han inte är identisk med den J. Cross som nämns av Thieme-Becker. Från dennes hand kom särskilt heraldiska exlibris och porträtt (ca. 1820-60).
Ingermanlandiae – Homanns Erben 1734
'Regnum Portugalliae...' - J. B. Homann.
