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James Rennie (26 February 1787,

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– 1867,

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) was a Scottish naturalist.

Life

In 1815 he graduated M.A. from

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where he had previously studied natural sciences, and took holy orders. In 1821 he moved to

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. From 1830 to 1834 he was professor of natural history and

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at King's College. From then on he made his living as a natural history author. Rennie emigrated to

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, 1840, where he ran the College High School in Elizabeth Street, Sydney, with an emphasis on the arts and natural history.

Works

Rennie wrote, among many other books, ''The Natural History of Insects'' published by John Murray (1829) and co-authored with

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; ''Insect Architecture'' (1830), a popular work originally in the

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but reissued in 1857 by John Murray; and ''Alphabet of Botany For Use of Beginners'' (1834). Among the books that Rennie edited was

Gilbert White Gilbert White FRS (18 July 1720 – 26 June 1793) was a " parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist. He is best known for his ''Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne''. Life White was born on ...

's ''

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'' in 1833. He also gave lectures, including the 1831 Royal Institution Christmas Lecture.

Publications

* ''The Architecture of Birds'' (1831), The Library of Entertaining Knowledge. London: Charles Knight, Pall Mall East. * ''The Magazine of Botany and Gardening'' (1833) * ''The Faculties of Birds'' (1835), The Library of Entertaining Knowledge. London: Charles Knight, 22 Ludgate Street.

References

Bibliography

*Anonym 186
"Death of Professor Rennie"
''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' (3) 4 1867-68 191. *Salmon, M. A. 2000 ''The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors''. Martins, Great Horkesley, Harley Books 1-431(142-143). *Lawson, E. 1995 ''The Natural Art of Louisa Atkinson''. Sydney, State Library of NSW Press. 42-43

External links

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Insect architecture (1830)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rennie, James 1787 births 1867 deaths Scottish lepidopterists Scottish entomologists Scottish emigrants to Australia Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish naturalists Scottish clergy Academics of King's College London Fellows of the Royal Society Scottish educators Scottish botanists People from East Ayrshire