Thomas Amory (author)

For the dissenting tutor, see Thomas Amory (tutor).

Thomas Amory (c. 1691 – 25 November 1788) was a writer with an Irish background. He is thought to have lived in Dublin and later in Westminster.^[1]

Thomas Amory
Born	c. 1691
Died	25 November 1788 (aged 97)
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Author

Polymath

In 1755 Amory published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion. This was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. in 1766, which was practically a continuation: Vol. I,^[2] 1756, Vol. II,^[3]

These works are those of a polymath, covering philology, natural science, theology and other subjects, unsystematically, but with occasional originality and felicity of diction.

Private life

Amory was a keen Unitarian. He was also a renowned eccentric, with a peculiar appearance and the manner of a gentleman. He scarcely ever stirred abroad except at dusk. He died at the age of 97, probably in London.^[1]

Notes

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Amory, Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 877.
• The information here is consistent with the entry in The Oxford Companion to English Literature, ed. Sir Paul Harvey, 4th e. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967).

External links

• The Life of John Buncle. Multiple formats at Ex-Classics Project. Includes critical essays, notes and translations.
• Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion.