Answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on thomas pennant 's: - period - known for - caption - death date - birth date - name - image - birth place - occupation Bio: thomas pennant -lrb- 14 june os 1726 -- 16 december 1798 -rrb- was a welsh naturalist , traveller , writer and antiquarian . he was born and lived his whole life at his family estate , downing hall near whitford , flintshire in wales . as a naturalist he had a great curiosity , observing the geography , geology , plants , animals , birds , reptiles , amphibians and fish around him and recording what he saw and heard about . he wrote acclaimed books including '' british zoology '' , the '' history of quadrupeds '' , '' arctic zoology '' and '' indian zoology '' although he never travelled further afield than continental europe . he knew and maintained correspondence with many of the scientific figures of his day . his books influenced the writings of samuel johnson . as an antiquarian , he amassed a considerable collection of art and other works , largely selected for their scientific interest . many of these works are now housed at the national library of wales . as a traveller he visited scotland and many other parts of britain and wrote about them . many of his travels took him to places that were little known to the british public and the travelogues he produced , accompanied by painted and engraved colour plates , were much appreciated . each tour started at his home and related in detail the route , the scenery , the habits and activities of the people he met , their customs and superstitions and the wildlife he saw or heard about . he travelled on horseback accompanied by his servant , moses griffiths , who sketched the things they encountered , later to work these up into illustrations for the books . he was an amiable man with a large circle of friends and was still busily following his interests into his sixties . he enjoyed good health throughout his life and died at downing at the age of seventy two .
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- period is georgian , late 18th century- known for is writings on natural history , geology and geographical expeditions- caption is thomas pennant by thomas gainsborough -lrb- 1776 -rrb-- death date is 16 december 1798- birth date is 14 june -lrb- o.s. -rrb- 1726- name is thomas pennant- image is thomaspennant oil.jpeg- birth place is downing hall , whitford , flintshire , wales- occupation is naturalist and antiquarian