William Borlase
William Borlase was born on February 2, 1695. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About William Borlase
William Borlase (2 February 1696 – 31 August 1772), was a Cornish antiquary, geologist and naturalist. From 1722, he was Rector of Ludgvan, Cornwall, where he died. He is remembered for his works The Antiquities of Cornwall (1754; 2nd ed., 1769) and The Natural History of Cornwall (1758), although his plans for a parish-by-parish county history were abandoned.