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Hincks, Thomas, 1818-1899
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Dates of existence
1818-1899
History
Thomas Hincks was born on July 15, 1818, in Exeter, Devon, England.
He was a British Unitarian minister and a naturalist. He studied at Manchester New College (1833-1839) and the University of London (B.A., 1840). He became a Unitarian minister and served at Cork (1839), Dublin (1842), Warrington (1844), Exeter (1846), Sheffield (1852), and Leeds (1855). He lost his voice whilst at Mill Hill Chapel in Leeds, and had to resign. He retired to Clifton and studied zoophytes, especially in Devon. He published “A History of the British Hydroid Zoophytes” (1868) and “A History of the British Marine Polyzoa” (1880). In 1872, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. At least six genera and 13 species of invertebrates are named in his honour.
He married Elizabeth Allen. He died on January 25, 1899, in Bedminster, Somerset, England.