Biographical entry Haswell, William Aitcheson (1854 - 1925)

Summary

William Aitcheson Haswell was trained in Scotland, and undertook research in Australia from 1878 into marine zoology and in 1882 joined the University of Sydney. He was appointed Professor of Biology in 1890 (restyled zoology in 1915). He wrote widely on marine biology and zoology.

Archival resources

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies

• William Aitcheson Haswell - Records, 1916 - 1925; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Baldwin Spencer - Records, 1880 - 1929, ML MSS 29; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

• William Aitcheson Haswell - Records, 1878 - 1925, P 162; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Morison, Patricia, 'Haswell, William Aitcheson (1854-1925), Biologist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 226-227. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090228b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'William Aitcheson Haswell, 1854-1925', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 53, 1928, pp. 485-498. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Haswell, William A', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-873454. Details