Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster

British astronomer, naturalist, and philosopher

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1789

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1860

Profession: astronomer, naturalist, physician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster (9 November 1789 – 2 February 1860) was an English astronomer, physician, naturalist and philosopher.
An early animal rights activist, he promoted vegetarianism and founded the Animals' Friend Society with Lewis Gompertz.
He published pamphlets on a wide variety of subjects, among other things, morality, Pythagorean philosophy, bird migration, Sati, and "phrenology", a term that he coined in 1815.