William Borlase
William Borlase | |
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| Born | 2 February 1696 Pendeen, Cornwall |
| Died | 31 August 1772 (aged 76) Ludgvan, Cornwall |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geologist, naturalist, antiquary |
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.