Person
Wall, William Sheridan (1815 - 1876)
- Born
- 22 October 1815
- Died
- 5 October 1876
- Occupation
- Naturalist and Museum curator
Summary
William Wall was engaged as a naturalist with the Australian Museum in c.1842 and was subsequently curator 1845-1859. He published natural history articles in the "Illustrated Sydney News" during the 1850s and retired in 1859.
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- William Sheridan Wall - Records, 1844 - 1845, MS 019; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- William Sheridan Wall - Records, 1844 - 1845, ML MSS 1007; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Whitley, G. P., 'William Sheridan Wall and the Australian Museum', Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1965), 42-44. Details
Resources
- 'Wall, William S (1815-1876)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-510475. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Wall, William Sheridan - Ms 19', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms019.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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