The Reverend Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer, MA, Oxon (25 July 1848 – 14 July 1923)
was a son of William George Thiselton-Dyer, physician and of Catherine Jane, née Firminger. He was educated at
King's College School
King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a public school in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was founded in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London and ...
and at
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located at Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after ...
. He was successively curate of St John's Church, Fitzroy Square, curate of Holy Trinity Church, Kilburn, vicar of St Paul's Church, Penzance, secretary of the
South American Missionary Society
The South American Mission Society was founded at Brighton in 1844 as the Patagonian Mission. Captain Allen Gardiner, R.N., was the first secretary. The name "Patagonian Mission" was retained for twenty years, when the new title was adopted. The n ...
and rector of Bayfield, Holt, Norfolk.
Thiselton-Dyer wrote several popular non-fiction books, including ''British Customs: Past and Present,'' ''The Folk-lore of Plants,'' and ''Strange Pages from Family Papers,'' which was considered a masterpiece of popular historical writing.
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William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (28 July 1843 – 23 December 1928) was a leading British botanist, and the third director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Life and career
Thiselton-Dyer was born in Westminster, London. He was a son of ...
, brother
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;Individual books
English folk-lore(1878)
Folk-Lore of Shakespeare(1883)
Church-lore Gleanings(1892)
Royalty in all ages; the amusements, eccentricities, accomplishments, superstitions, and frolics of the kings and queens of Europe(1903)
(1911) from
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1848 births
1923 deaths
English male non-fiction writers
People educated at King's College School, London
Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
Clergy of the Diocese of Truro
English non-fiction writers
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