Thomas Amory (other)
Thomas Amory may refer to: * Thomas Amory (author) (1691–1788), Irish writer * Thomas Amory (tutor) (1701–1774), English dissenting tutor, minister, and poet * Thomas Coffin Amory (1812–1889), American lawyer and biographer * Thomas J.C. Amory (1828–1864), American Civil War officer {{hndis, Amory, Thomas ...
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Thomas Amory (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, and Vol. II, These works are those of a polymath, covering philology, natural science, theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ... 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 ma ...
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