Last Name	Otley
First Name	Jonathan
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Birth Date	1766
Death Date	1856
Gender	m
Biographical Notes	Otley lived in the Lake District for most of his life, working as a watchmaker and a land-surveyor. He had a strong desire to understand the area around Grasmere and Keswick, and invented the instruments he needed, including a rain gauge which he erected on the highest point of Crow Park, and which he used to take daily readings from 1841 until 1852, when he was no longer able to manage the difficult walk.
Biographical Annotation	Otley lived in the Lake District for most of his life, working as a watchmaker and a land-surveyor. He had a strong desire to understand the area around Grasmere and Keswick, and invented the instruments he needed, including a rain gauge which he erected on the highest point of Crow Park, and which he used to take daily readings from 1841 until 1852, when he was no longer able to manage the difficult walk. Otley was well loved by locals; he was a friend of the mapmaker, Peter Crosthewaite, and the physicist, John Dalton. [info from Wikipedia and memoir included in 1850 edition of Otley's guidebook.]
Nationality	English
Person URI	http://viaf.org/viaf/16747380
Resident In the Lake District	Yes
Resident In London	No
Resident Outside UK	No
Travel Outside UK	No
Birthplace	Scroggs House
Deathplace	St. John St.
Travels
Residences	Grasmere Keswick
Roles	Cartographer Geologist Biologist Clock and Watch Repairer Surveyor

Contributions

• A Concise Description of the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains, with General Directions to Tourists; and Observations on the Mineralogy and Geology of the District; on Meteorology; the Floating Island in Derwent Lake; and the Black-lead Mine in Borrowdale. By Jonathan Otley. Second Edition.
• A Concise Description of the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with General Directions to Tourists; Observations on the Mineralogy and Geology of the District; on Meteorology; the Floating Island in Derwent Lake; and the Black-lead Mine in Borrowdale; and an Account of an Excursion to the Top of Skiddaw. By Jonathan Otley. Third Edition.
• A Concise Description of the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with General Directions to Tourists; Notices of the Botany, Mineralogy, and Geology of the district; Observations on Meteorolgy; the Floating Island in Derwent Lake; and the Black-lead Mine in Borrowdale. By Jonathan Otley. Fourth Edition.
• A Concise Description of the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with General Directions to Tourists; Notices of the Botany, Mineralogy, and Geology of the district; Observations on Meteorolgy; the Floating Island in Derwent Lake; and the Black-lead Mine in Borrowdale. By Jonathan Otley. Fourth Edition.
• A Concise Description of the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with General Directions to Tourists; Notices of the Botany, Mineralogy, and Geology of the District; Observations on Meteorology; The Floating Island in Derwent Lake; and the Black-lead Mine in Borrowdale. By Jonathan Otley. Fifth Edition.
• A Concise Description of the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with General Directions to Tourists; Notices of the Botany, Mineralogy, and Geology of the District; Observations on Meteorology; The Floating Island in Derwent Lake; and the Black-lead Mine in Borrowdale. By Jonathan Otley. Fifth Edition.
• A Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with Notices of the Botany, Mineralogy, and Geology of the District. By Jonathan Otley. Seventh Edition. To Which is Added, An Excursion through Lonsdale to the Caves.
• A Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with Notices of the Botany, Mineralogy, and Geology of the District. By Jonathan Otley. Seventh Edition. To Which is Added, An Excursion Through Lonsdale to the Caves.
• A Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes, and Adjacent Mountains: with Notices of the Botany, Mineralogy, and Geology of the District. Eighth Edition. To Which is Added, An Excursion Through Lonsdale to the Caves.