| Authorised form of name | Pigot; Thomas (1657 - 1686); clergyman and scholar |
| Other forms of surname | Piggott |
| Pigott |
| Dates | 1657 - 1686 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Brindle, Staffordshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1657 |
| Place of death | The house of James Butler, Earl of Ossory, St James's Square, Westminster, London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 14 August 1686 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
The chancel of St James church, Piccadilly, London, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Linguistics |
| Acoustics |
| Activity | Education:
Wadham College, Oxford (BA 1676; MA 1678)
Career:
Fellow of Wadham (1677); Vicar of Yarnton als Erdington, Oxfordshire (1681-1686); Domestic Chaplain to James Butler, Earl of Ossory
Memberships:
Oxford Philosophical Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/12/1679 |
| Proposer | John Hoskins |
| Other Royal Society activity | Admitted on 13 July 1681;
Appointed to the Committee to discuss developing a universal language;
Correspondent to Robert Hooke regarding astronomical matters (1681);
Had a paper published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' on an earthquake in Oxford (1683) |
| Relationships | Parents: Henry Pigot |
| OtherInfo | As a member of the committee to discuss linguistics and the development of a universal language, Pigot joined Robert Hooke (FRS 1663) and John Ray (FRS 1667), for example. Pigot himself was reportedly sceptical towards the concept of a universal language but still joined Andrew Paschall and Richard Towneley in translating a text by Hooke on the design for his watch mechanism. He also worked on acoustics during his time at Wadham College, where he conducted experiments with William Noble. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Foster; Gunther
Stapleton, M. 1893. 'Three Oxfordshire parishes: a history of Kidlington, Yarnton and Begbroke' (Clarendon Press)
Authority:
Altname and year of birth from Hunter |
| Code | NA7797 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/P1/84 | Letter, from Thomas Pigot to Robert Hooke, dated at Oxford | 24 September 1681 |
| EL/P1/85 | Letter, from Thomas Pigot [to the Royal Society] | 26 November 1681 |