Francis Willughby

English ornithologist and ichthyologist

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: November 22, 1635
Date of death: July 3, 1672
Place of birth: Warwickshire
Place of death: Wollaton Hall
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England^[16]
Occupation: ornithologist, ichthyologist, naturalist, biologist
Field of work: ornithology, ichthyology^[17]^[18]
Position held: High Sheriff of Warwickshire^[19]
Educated at: Trinity College, Harvard University, Bishop Vesey's Grammar School^[20]^[21]^[22]
Notable work: Ornithologia libri tres^[23]
Father: Sir Francis Willoughby^[10]
Mother: Lady Cassandra Ridgeway^[11]
Spouse: Emma Barnard^[12]
Child: Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos, Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton, Sir Francis Willoughby, 1st Bt.^[13]^[14]^[15]
Cause of death: tuberculosis^[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin, English^[37]^[38]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]
Family name: Willoughby^[29]
Given name: Francis^[30]
Influenced by: John Ray^[25]
Manner of death: natural causes^[31]
Member of: Royal Society of London^[24]

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Name in native language: Francis Willughby^[39]
Place of burial: Church of St John the Baptist, Middleton^[9]
Residence: Middleton Hall^[28]
Writing language: English, Latin

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BIBSYS ID: 2106157
Bibale ID: 65352
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 125601673
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID: 6290
Book Owners Online person ID: Francis_Willoughby

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National Library of Israel ID (old): 000142161
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Described by source 4

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, New International Encyclopedia, BEIC Digital Library

Occupation 3

naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist

Educated at 2

Harvard University, Trinity College

Field of work 2

ornithology, ichthyology

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

English, Latin

Writing language 2

English, Latin

Cause of death 1

tuberculosis

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of England

Given name 1

Francis

Influenced by 1

John Ray

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Member of 1

Royal Society of London

Place of birth 1

Warwickshire

Place of death 1

Wollaton Hall

SNARC ID 1

Ehrenfriedersdorf

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Francis Willughby was born on November 22, 1635^[1], in Warwickshire^[2]. He died on July 3, 1672^[3], in Wollaton Hall^[4]. He worked as an ornithologist^[5], ichthyologist^[6], naturalist^[7], and biologist^[8].

FAQs

Where was Francis Willughby born?

Francis Willughby's place of birth was Warwickshire^[2].

Where did Francis Willughby die?

Francis Willughby died in Wollaton Hall^[4].

Who were Francis Willughby's parents?

Francis Willughby's father was Sir Francis Willoughby^[10]. Francis Willughby's mother was Lady Cassandra Ridgeway^[11].

Who was Francis Willughby married to?

Francis Willughby's spouses include Emma Barnard^[12].

What did Francis Willughby do for work?

Francis Willughby worked as an ornithologist^[5], ichthyologist^[6], naturalist^[7], and biologist^[8].

Where did Francis Willughby go to school?

Francis Willughby was educated at Trinity College^[20], Harvard University^[21], and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School^[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Francis Willughby — place of birth (P19): Warwickshire. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Francis Willughby — place of death (P20): Wollaton Hall. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Francis Willughby — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Francis Willughby — father (P22): Sir Francis Willoughby. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Francis Willughby — mother (P25): Lady Cassandra Ridgeway. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Francis Willughby — spouse (P26): Emma Barnard. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Francis Willughby — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of England. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Francis Willughby — position held (P39): High Sheriff of Warwickshire. The London Gazette 519. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Francis Willughby — child (P40): Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Francis Willughby — child (P40): Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Francis Willughby — child (P40): Sir Francis Willoughby, 1st Bt.. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Francis Willughby — educated at (P69): Trinity College. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Francis Willughby — educated at (P69): Harvard University. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Francis Willughby — educated at (P69): Bishop Vesey's Grammar School. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Francis Willughby — field of work (P101): ornithology. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Francis Willughby — field of work (P101): ichthyology. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Francis Willughby — occupation (P106): ornithologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Francis Willughby — occupation (P106): ichthyologist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Francis Willughby — occupation (P106): naturalist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Francis Willughby — occupation (P106): biologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Francis Willughby — place of burial (P119): Church of St John the Baptist, Middleton. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Francis Willughby — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Francis Willughby — cause of death (P509): tuberculosis. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Francis Willughby — residence (P551): Middleton Hall, Tamworth. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Francis Willughby — date of birth (P569): November 22, 1635. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Francis Willughby — date of death (P570): July 3, 1672. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Francis Willughby — family name (P734): Willoughby. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Francis Willughby — given name (P735): Francis. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Francis Willughby — influenced by (P737): John Ray. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Francis Willughby — notable work (P800): Ornithologia libri tres. archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Francis Willughby — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Francis Willughby — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Francis Willughby — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Francis Willughby — described by source (P1343): BEIC Digital Library. digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Francis Willughby — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Francis Willughby — described by source (P1343): New International Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Francis Willughby — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Francis Willughby — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Francis Willughby — name in native language (P1559): Francis Willughby. wikidata.org.

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