Francis Edgar Williams

Francis Edgar Williams was an Australian anthropologist and photographer (1893–1943). He was born at Malvern and died at New Guinea.

Also recorded as F.E. Williams.

Francis Edgar Williams in brief

Born
1893
Died
1943
Known for
anthropologist and photographer
Place of birth
Malvern
Contents

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1703 to 1945.

The sphygmograph and the physiology of the circulation : a monograph read before the Medical Society of New Jersey, upon investigations made preparatory to a larger work on the practical value of the sphygmograph / by Edgar Holden., dated 1871, held by Wellcome Collection. A collection of articles on the electrical factor in metabolism / W.N. Abbott and E.F. Fowler., dated [1945-1950], held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence with Charles Singer and Dorothea Singer: S, dated 1911-1960, held by Wellcome Collection. Adami-Ballance, dated 1876-1934, held by Wellcome Collection. English Language Autograph Leters: GE-GL, dated 1703-1949, held by Wellcome Collection. Letterbook of the Anthropometric Laboratory, dated 1888-1895, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 26 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

‘The Vailala Madness’ and Other Essays: Francis Edgar Williams. ERIK SCHWIMMER, American Ethnologist, 1978. Williams, John Edgar, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Williams, Edgar Warren, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Williams, Edward Francis, Baron Francis-Williams (1903–1970), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Francis-Williams, Baron, (Edward Francis Williams) (10 March 1903–5 June 1970), Who Was Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Francis Edgar Williams studied at Oriel College, University of Adelaide and Balliol College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is anthropology.

Works named in the authority record are Orokaiva Magic and Orokaiva Society.

Work by Francis Edgar Williams is recorded in the collections of Papers of the Murray Family.

Distinctions recorded are Rhodes Scholarship.

Chronology

  1. 1703English Language Autograph Leters: GE-GL (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1871The sphygmograph and the physiology of the circulation : a monograph read before the Medical Society of New Jersey, upon investigations made preparatory to a larger work on the practical value of the sphygmograph / by Edgar Holden. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1876Adami-Ballance (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1888Letterbook of the Anthropometric Laboratory (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1893Francis Edgar Williams born at Malvern.
  6. 1911Correspondence with Charles Singer and Dorothea Singer: S (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1943Francis Edgar Williams died at New Guinea.
  8. 1945A collection of articles on the electrical factor in metabolism / W.N. Abbott and E.F. Fowler. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    ‘The Vailala Madness’ and Other Essays: Francis Edgar Williams. ERIK SCHWIMMER, American Ethnologist, 1978

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Francis-Williams, Baron, (Edward Francis Williams) (10 March 1903–5 June 1970), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Williams, Edgar Warren, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Williams, Edward Francis, Baron Francis-Williams (1903–1970), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Williams, John Edgar, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 26 works naming Francis Edgar Williams.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1341514: Francis Edgar Williams

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “F. E. Williams”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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