William Borlase, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Borlase

English antiquarian, geologist and naturalist

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1695

Place of Birth: Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1772

Profession: geologist, archaeologist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Borlase (2 February 1696 – 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.