William Woolls

William Woolls was an Australian botanist, writer and botanical collector (1814–1893). He was born at Winchester and died at Sydney.

Also recorded as Woolls.

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Identity

What the record establishes about William Woolls.

Yorkshire, past and present : a history and a description of the three ridings of the great county of York, from the earliest ages to the year 1870, with an account of its manufactures, commerce, and civil and mechanical engineering / by Edward Baines ... including an account of the woollen trade of Yorkshire by Edward Baines. is dated [1871-1873?] and held by Wellcome Collection. William Woolls is recorded with the citizenship of Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. William Woolls is recorded as botanist, writer and botanical collector. Wellcome Collection records 19 objects associated with this heading. Open Library catalogues 4 works under this name.

Works and catalogued output

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 6 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 5 works under this heading.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1867 to 1871.

A contribution to the flora of Australia. Remarks on the past, present and future of the Australian flora, [with discussion, and comments by Baron F. von Mueller. On the classification of eucalypts. The plants of New South Wales, according to the census of F. von Mueller, with an introductory essay and occasional notes. Plants indigenous in the neighbourhood of Sydney. Lectures on the vegetable kingdom. A contribution to the flora of Australia / by William Woolls., dated 1867, held by Wellcome Collection. Yorkshire, past and present : a history and a description of the three ridings of the great county of York, from the earliest ages to the year 1870, with an account of its manufactures, commerce, and civil and mechanical engineering / by Edward Baines ... including an account of the woollen trade of Yorkshire by Edward Baines., dated [1871-1873?], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

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

Wellcome Collection: 19 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

A contribution to the flora of Australia / by William Woolls., 1867.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 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 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1814William Woolls born at Winchester.
  2. 1867A Contribution to the Flora of Australia digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1870Yorkshire, past and present : a history and a description of the three ridings of the great county of York, from the earliest ages to the year 1870, with an account of its manufactures, commerce, and civil and mechanical engineering / by Edward Baines ... including an account of the woollen trade of Yorkshire by Edward Baines. is dated [1871-1873?] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1893William Woolls died at Sydney.

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.

    A contribution to the flora of Australia / by William Woolls., 1867

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for William Woolls (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Randy Lynn Woolls, Final Words, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under William Woolls as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 19 works naming William Woolls.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1375232: William Woolls

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “William Woolls”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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