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Biographical entry May, William Lewis (1861 - 1925)
- Born
- 18 April 1861
Wanstead, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 30 August 1925
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Conchologist
Summary
William Lewis May was trained by his parents as a naturalist and artist and by the 1890s he had accumulated a large collection of shells and conchological knowledge of Tasmania. He published two major books on Tasmanian shells and molluscs as well as numerous papers.
Archival resources
Private hands (May, B.)
- William Lewis May - Records, 1861 - 1925; Private hands (May, B.). Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Kershaw, Ron, 'May, William Lewis (1861-1925)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, p. 463. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100451b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'May, W L', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-579907. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 August 2006
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