Person

Crowther, William Lodewyk (1817 - 1885)

Born
15 April 1817
Haarlem, Netherlands
Died
12 April 1885
Occupation
Surgeon and Naturalist

Summary

William Crowther arrived in Hobart Town in 1825 with his family and developed a strong interest in natural history. He also had wide business interests and was Premier of Tasmania 1878-1879. He was a corresponding member of the Royal Zoological Society.

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Archival resources

Archives Office of Tasmania

  • William Lodewyk Crowther - Records, 1825 - 1885, CSO 7/23/127; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details

Published resources

Books

Book Sections

  • Crowther, W.E.L.H., 'Crowther, William Lodewyk (1817-1885), surgeon, naturalist and parliamentarian' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 501-503. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030469b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Abbie, A. A., 'An examination of the W. L. Crowther collection of skeletal material', Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 98 (1964), 53-62. Details
  • Whitley, Gilbert P., 'Some Early Naturalists and Collectors in Australia', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, xix (1933), 291-304. Details

Resources

See also

  • Petrow, Stefan, 'The Last Man: the Mutilation of William Lanne in 1869 and its Aftermath', Australian Cultural History, 16 (1997-1998), 18-44. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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