William Borlase

For others of the same name, see William Borlase (disambiguation).

William Borlase
Born(1696-02-02)2 February 1696[1]
Pendeen, Cornwall
Died31 August 1772(1772-08-31) (aged 76)
Ludgvan, Cornwall
NationalityBritish
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
Scientific career
FieldsGeologist, naturalist, antiquary

William Borlase (2 February 1696[1] – 31 August 1772), Cornish antiquary, geologist and naturalist. From 1722, he was Rector of Ludgvan, Cornwall, where he died. He is remembered for his works The Antiquities of Cornwall (1754; 2nd ed., 1769) and The Natural History of Cornwall (1758), although his plans for a parish-by-parish county history were abandoned.

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