Thomas Amory (author)

For the dissenting tutor, see Thomas Amory (tutor).

Thomas Amory
Born	c. 1691
Died	25 November 1788
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Author

Thomas Amory (c. 1691 – 25 November 1788) was a writer of Irish descent.

In 1755 he published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion, which was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. (Vol. I, 1756, and Vol. II, 1766, practically a continuation. The contents of these works are miscellaneous — philology, natural science, theology, and much besides, treated without any system, but with occasional originality and felicity of diction. The author, who was a renowned eccentric, had a peculiar aspect, with the manner of a gentleman, and scarcely ever stirred abroad except at dusk. He reached the age of 97.

Notes

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Amory, Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 877.
• The information here is consistent with the entry in The Oxford Companion to English Literature, ed. Sir Paul Harvey, 4th e. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967).