White is regarded by many as England's first ecologist, and one of those who shaped the modern attitude of respect for nature. White died in 1793 and was buried in the graveyard of St Mary's Church, Selborne. Having studied at the more prestigious Oriel, at the behest of his uncle, he was ineligible to be considered for the permanent living of Selborne, which was in the gift of Magdalen College. In 1784 he became curate of Selborne for the fourth time, remaining so until his death. After the death of his father in 1758, White moved back into the family home at The Wakes in Selborne, which he eventually inherited in 1763.
In 1757 he became non-resident perpetual curate of Moreton Pinkney in Northamptonshire. In 1752/53 White held the office of Junior Proctor at Oxford and was Dean of Oriel. White obtained his deacon's orders in 1746, being fully ordained in 1749, and subsequently held several curacies in Hampshire and Wiltshire, including Selborne's neighbouring parishes of Newton Valence and Farringdon, as well as Selborne itself on four separate occasions.
In October 1746 he became Master of Arts. In March 1744 he was elected fellow of the college. He took his degree as Bachelor of Arts in June 1743. There are also suggestions that he may have attended the Holy Ghost School before going to Oriel College, Oxford in December 1739. Gilbert White was educated in Basingstoke by Thomas Warton, father of Joseph Warton and Thomas Warton, who would have been Gilbert's school fellows.
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