Thomas Rackett ( 1756 - 1840 )

Birth: 1756 Death: Spetisbury, Dorset (29 November 1840) Burial: Spetisbury, Dorset (05 December 1840) Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Conchology Education: BA (1777) MA (1780), University College Oxford Career: Baptised at St Paul, Covent Garden (06 March 1756); Rector of Spetisbury with Charlton Marshall, Dorset (for 60 years); accompanied Charles Hatchett FRS and W G Maton FRS on a tour of the western counties of England; died instestate, administration granted to his daughter (01 January 1841) Memberships: FLS; FSA Membership: Fellow Election Date: 17/02/1803.