Thomas Amory (author)

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

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

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.

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, 1756, Vol. II,

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.

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.

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).