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Edward Jesse (January 14, 1780 – March 28, 1868), English writer on natural history, was born at Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, where his father was vicar of the parish. He became clerk in a government office in 1798, and for a time was secretary to Lord Dartmouth, when president of the Board of Control. In 1812 he was appointed commissioner of hackney coaches, and later he became deputy surveyor-general of the royal parks and palaces. On the abolition of this office he retired on a pension, and he died at Brighton. The result of his interest in the habits and characteristics of animals was a series of pleasant and popular books on natural history, the principal of which are as follows: *''Gleanings in Natural History'' (1832–1835) *''An Angler's Rambles'' (1836) *''Anecdotes of Dogs'' (1846) *''Lectures on Natural History'' (1863) He also edited Izaak Walton's ''The Compleat Angler'', Gilbert White's ''Selborne'', and Leitch Ritchie's ''Windsor Castle'', and wrote a number of handbooks to places of interest, including Windsor and Hampton Court. His son, John was a noted historian. ==References== ;Attribution * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Jesse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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