William Williamson (zoologist)

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William Williamson (born June 1869 in Leith ; † 1950 ) was a Scottish amateur zoologist.

He and Charles David Soar wrote a monograph on water mites (Hydracarina) at the Ray Society .

He was a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society and the Linnean Society of London .

Fonts

  • with William Williamson: The British Hydracarina, 3 volumes, Ray Society 1925, 1927, 1929

literature

  • RA Baker, RA Bayliss, P. Soar: Freshwater mites and microscopists: two British pioneers, Charles David Soar (1853-1939) and William Williamson (1869-1950), Quekett Journal of Microscopy, 41, 2009, pp. 27-35
  • Obituary in the Year Book of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1951
personal data
SURNAME Williamson, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish amateur zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Leith (Scotland)
DATE OF DEATH 1950