Thomas Whately

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Thomas Whately was an 18th-century British politician, writer, and landscape gardening theorist known for his influential work on English garden design.

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instanceOf British politician
landscape gardening theorist
person
authorOf Observations on Modern Gardening NERFINISHED
citizenship British
correspondedWith American colonial figures
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth circa 1726
dateOfDeath 1772
educatedIn law
employer British government NERFINISHED
era 18th century
fieldOfWork garden design
landscape gardening
political writing
politics
gender male
genre garden theory
political non-fiction
hasNationality British
influenced English landscape garden movement NERFINISHED
European garden design
knownFor influencing continental interpretations of the English garden style
precise descriptions of notable English gardens
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement English landscape garden
notableFor early systematic treatise on landscape gardening in English
theoretical analysis of English garden design
notableWork Observations on Modern Gardening NERFINISHED
occupation civil servant
landscape gardening theorist
politician
writer
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment British Whig tradition NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Castle Rising
Member of Parliament for Ludgershall
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
Under-Secretary of State
publicationDateOfWork Observations on Modern Gardening, 1770 NERFINISHED
workDescribed principles of picturesque landscape design
workedOn British colonial policy

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