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18th-century English priest and naturalist (1720–1793)

For other people named Gilbert White, see Gilbert White (disambiguation).

Gilbert White (18 July 1720 – 26 June 1793) was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist.

He is best known for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.

Life

White was born on 18 July 1720 in his grandfather's vicarage at Selborne in Hampshire. His grandfather, also Gilbert White was at that time vicar of Selborne.

Gilbert White's parents were John White (1688–1758) a trained barrister and Anne Holt (d. 1740).

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Gilbert was the eldest of eight surviving siblings, Thomas (b. 1724), Benjamin (b. 1725), Rebecca (b. 1726), John (b. 1727),^[1] Francis (b. 1728/29), Anne (b. 1731), and Henry (b.

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1733). Gilbert's family lived briefly at Compton, Surrey, before moving into 'The Wakes' in 1728, that was to be his home for the rest of his long life.

Gilbert White was educated