William Lewis Townson

New Zealand pharmaceutical chemist, botanist and botanical collector (1855-1926)
Person Human Q99438718

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1855
Date of death
1926, August 11, 1926[4][9]
Place of birth
Liverpool
Place of death
Thames
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[11]
Occupation
pharmaceutical chemist, botanist, botanical collector, scientific collector
Languages spoken, written or signed
New Zealand English[19]
Family name
Townson[16]
Place of burial
Shortland Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Townson en William Lewis Townson en William L. Townson en William Townson en William Trownson en W. L. Townson en W. Townson
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
87514
Bionomia ID
William Lewis Townson, William Lewis Townson
Botanist author abbreviation
Townson
Find a Grave memorial ID
175056485
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
77727
IPNI author ID
10776-1
Te Papa agent ID
5329

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Summary

William Lewis Townson's place of birth was Liverpool[1]. He was born in 1855[2]. He passed away in Thames[3]. He died in 1926[4]. He worked as a pharmaceutical chemist[5], botanist[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

FAQs

Where was William Lewis Townson born?

William Lewis Townson's place of birth was Liverpool[1].

Where did William Lewis Townson die?

William Lewis Townson passed away in Thames[3].

What did William Lewis Townson do for work?

William Lewis Townson worked as pharmaceutical chemist[5], botanist[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collections Online. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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