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T. Forster
Astronomer and naturalist (1789–1860) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster FRAS FLS (9 November 1789 – 2 February 1860) was an English astronomer, physician, naturalist and philosopher. An early animal rights activist, he promoted vegetarianism and founded the Animals' Friend Society with Lewis Gompertz. He published pamphlets on a wide variety of subjects, including morality, Pythagorean philosophy, bird migration, Sati, and "phrenology", a term that he coined in 1815.
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Born | Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster (1789-11-09)9 November 1789 Walthamstow, London, England |
Died | 2 February 1860(1860-02-02) (aged 70) Brussels, Belgium |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Astronomer, physician, naturalist, philosopher |
Spouse |
Julia Beaufoy (m. 1817) |
Children | 1 |
Father | Thomas Furly Forster |
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