Thomas Birch (1705-1766),English historian. Birch was a deacon (1730) and then priest (1731) in the Church of England. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (1735) and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1735). He was Secretary of the Royal Society from 1752 to 1765. He authored a large number of works and letters. His works include a history of the Royal Society. Birch left his manuscripts and books to the British Museum. Artwork from 'Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century',an 8-volume work published between 1817 and 1858 by English printer and antiquarian John Nichols and his son John Bowyer Nichols | |
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