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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001276b.htm person May William Lewis AACR2 18 April 1861 30 August 1925 Place of Birth Wanstead, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Conchologist Shell collector 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 nearly 30 papers, often illustrated with his own drawings. His work greatly increased the number of species known from Tasmania. Collaborators in conchology included Ralph Tate, Tom Iredale and Charles Hedley. Joseph Verco purchased his collection of shells for the South Australian Museum. 1895 1925 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Tasmania 1902 1925 Award - Fellow, Linnean Society of New South Wales South Australian Museum (1940 - )

May's shell collection is n the Museum

 Royal Society of Tasmania (1843 - )

Fellow 1895 - 1925

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

Fellow 1902 - 1925

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 May, W L (1861-1925)

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 'May, William Lewis', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology May, William Lewis Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: May, William Lewis (1861-1925), conchologist Kershaw, Ron May, William Lewis (1861-1925), conchologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 463 Book: An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells May, W. L.; and Macpherson, J. H. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells Hobart Government Printer 1958 Book: A check-list of the Mollusca of Tasmanian Tasmania May, W. L. A check-list of the Mollusca of Tasmanian Tasmania Hobart Government Printer 1921 Book: An illustrated catalogue of Tasmanian shells May, W. L. An illustrated catalogue of Tasmanian shells Hobart Government Printer 1923 Resource: Shellers from the past and the present Rice, Tom Shellers from the past and the present Mactan Island, Philippines Conchology Inc. 2023 Journal Article: Type shells from the May collection in the South Australian Museum Macphail, M. K.; and Zeidler, W, Type shells from the May collection in the South Australian Museum 1977 The Tasmanian naturalist 50 1-8 Journal Article: Presidential address Carter, H. J. Presidential address 1927 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51 i-xxix Journal Article: Monograph of the Australian Loricates (Phylum Mollusca - Order Loricata), IX: appendix C, biography and bibliography Iredale, Tom; and Hull, A. F. Bassett Monograph of the Australian Loricates (Phylum Mollusca - Order Loricata), IX: appendix C, biography and bibliography 1927 Australian zoologist 4 339-59 William Lewis May - Records Private hands (May, B.) William Lewis May - Records 1861 - 1925 Family papers c1861-1925.