author
Thomas G. (Thomas George) Gentry
1843–1905
Remembered as a sharp-eyed observer of birds and the natural world, this 19th-century American writer moved easily between science, education, and lively popular nature writing. His books range from careful studies of birds to bold ideas about animal behavior and even plant intelligence.
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Intelligence in Plants and Animals Being a New Edition of the Author's Privately Issued "Soul and Immortality."
by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Gentry
Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States Illustrated
by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Gentry
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1843, Thomas George Gentry became known as an American educator, ornithologist, naturalist, and writer on animal welfare. He spent much of his life writing about the behavior of birds and other animals, drawing on close observation and a strong curiosity about how living things think and act.
His best-known work includes books on North American birds, especially Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States and The House Sparrow. He also wrote Intelligence in Plants, an early and unusual attempt to argue that plants show forms of awareness and responsiveness, which gives his work a distinctive place in the history of nature writing.
Gentry died in 1905. Although some of his scientific ideas did not stand the test of time, his writing still captures a moment when natural history, public education, and moral concern for animals were closely linked.