Thomas Amory
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.
Thomas Amory
![Fleuron from book: A dialogue on devotion, after the manner of Xenophon; in which the reasonablenes [sic], pleasure and advantages of it are considered. To which is prefixed, a conversation of Socrates on the being and providence of God. Translated from the Greek. By Thomas Amory.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/A_dialogue_on_devotion%2C_after_the_manner_of_Xenophon%3B_in_which_the_reasonablenes_%28sic%29%2C_pleasure_and_advantages_of_it_are_considered_Fleuron_T026508-10.png/606px-A_dialogue_on_devotion%2C_after_the_manner_of_Xenophon%3B_in_which_the_reasonablenes_%28sic%29%2C_pleasure_and_advantages_of_it_are_considered_Fleuron_T026508-10.png)
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- Name
- Thomas Amory
- Born
- c. 1691
- Died
- 25 November
- Occupation
- Author
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Thomas Amory • Born — c. 1691 • Died — 25 November • Occupation — Author
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Thomas Amory, a writer, was born in 1691 and died on 25 November 1788 in Westminster. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; the death by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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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 1756, which was practically a continuation: Vol. I, 1756 and Vol. II, 1766. These works are those of a polymath, covering philology, natural science, theology and other subjects, unsystematically, but with occasional originality and felicity of diction.
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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.
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