Gavin pretor pinney biography of rory

          It goes without saying that Rory showed unwavering courage, bravery and resilience last year....

          Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, takes you on an illustrated tour of the sky.

        1. Gavin Pretor-Pinney is a writer and cloud-watcher.
        2. It goes without saying that Rory showed unwavering courage, bravery and resilience last year.
        3. Join us at Waterstones Piccadilly to meet politician, diplomat and bestselling author Rory Stewart as he signs copies of Politics On the Edge, details.
        4. After 20 years working as a professional biologist, the author decided to 'retire' to the Highlands, moving with his wife to a croft at the.

          5. Gavin Pretor-Pinney

          British author

          Gavin Edmund Pretor-Pinney is a British author,[1] known for his books The Cloudspotter's Guide and The Wavewatcher's Companion.

          Early life and education

          Pretor-Pinney is son of Anthony Robert Edmund Pretor-Pinney and Laura Uppercu, daughter of George Winthrop Haight, of Manhattan, observer for the American Bar Association and a specialist in international law.[2] The Pretor-Pinney family were landowners at Somerton, Somerset since the 1800s, descendants of the sugar merchant and Mayor of Bristol Charles Pinney; Anthony Pretor-Pinney had Somerton Erleigh, named for the family's former house on a different part of the estate, built in 1972–3.[3][4]

          Pretor-Pinney attended Westminster School, the University of Oxford, and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

          Career

          He co-founded the magazine The Idler and founded the Cloud Appreciation Society in 2004.[5] He grew up i