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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated1993-10-20humanGavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohnupdated2025-09-19humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001553b.htmpersonColensoWilliamFRS FLSAACR27 November 181110 February 1899Place of BirthPenzance, Cornwall, United KingdomPlace of DeathNapier, New ZealandBotanistMissionaryMinister of religionWilliam Colenso went to New Zealand in 1834 to work for the Church Missionary Society as a printer/missionary, tasked with printing a Māori language translation of the New Testament. His enthusiasm for studying the local flora was spurred by meeting Allan Cunningham (1833), Charles Darwin (1835) and Joseph Hooker (1841). During the 1840s Colenso made a number of exploratory journeys into the interior of the North Island. He contributed over a hundred papers to scientific journals, and was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society and the Royal Society, London18341834Life event - Migrated to New Zealand18651865Career position - Fellow, The Linnean Society of London (FLS)18861886Career position - Fellow, Royal Society, London (FRS)
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'Colenso, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyColenso, WilliamSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationJournal Article: Manibus parkinsonibus sacrum: a brief memoir of the first artist who visited New Zealand, together with several little-known items of interest extracted from his journalColenso, W.Manibus parkinsonibus sacrum: a brief memoir of the first artist who visited New Zealand, together with several little-known items of interest extracted from his journal1878Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute10108-34Review: Journal of New Zealand and Pacific StudiesRoss, Cathy2014Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies22207-9Book: William Colenso: His Life and JourneysBagnall, A. G.; and Peterson, G. C.William Colenso: His Life and JourneysDunedinOtago University Press2012Book: Colenso's Collections: Including the Unpublished Work of the Late Bruce Hamlin on William Colenso's New Zealand Plants held at Te PapaSt George, IanColenso's Collections: Including the Unpublished Work of the Late Bruce Hamlin on William Colenso's New Zealand Plants held at Te PapaWellington New Zealand Native Orchid Society2009Review: Journal of the Royal Society of New ZealandPriestley, R. K2013Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand43256-7Book: The Hungry Heart: Journeys with William ColensoWells, PeterThe Hungry Heart: Journeys with William ColensoAucklandVintage2011Journal Article: Teachers Born, Not Made: Trans-Tasman Links from Colenso to MaidenHeywood, JanetTeachers Born, Not Made: Trans-Tasman Links from Colenso to Maiden2014Australian Garden History25411-5Book: The Voyagers: Remarkable European Explorations of New ZealandMoon, PaulThe Voyagers: Remarkable European Explorations of New ZealandAuckland (N.Z.)Penguin Books2014Book: Gazing With a Trained Eye: Fifteen Aspects of William ColensoSt George, Ian, Wallace, Eloise and Wells, PeterGazing With a Trained Eye: Fifteen Aspects of William ColensoNapierMTG Hawke's Bay2013Journal Article: William Colenso 1811-1899, Victorian PolymathSt George, IanWilliam Colenso 1811-1899, Victorian Polymath2012ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand72/141-7Journal Article: William Colenso, Tūhua (Mayor Island) Māori legend: pounamu and memory of the Kaharoa eruption?Grapes, RodneyWilliam Colenso, Tūhua (Mayor Island) Māori legend: pounamu and memory of the Kaharoa eruption?2024Journal of historical studies, Geoscience Society of New Zealand8319-28Journal Article: Cataloguing the new world: Colenso's Glossarium botanicum: novae zelandiaeEarp, C.Cataloguing the new world: Colenso's <span style="font-style:italic">Glossarium botanicum: novae zelandiae</span>2018Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand4811-20Journal Article: "From having no herbarium." Local knowledge versus metropolitan expertise: Joseph Hooker's Australasian correspondence with William Colenso and Ronald GunnEndersby, J."From having no herbarium." Local knowledge versus metropolitan expertise: Joseph Hooker's Australasian correspondence with William Colenso and Ronald Gunn2001Pacific science554343-58Journal Article: The bryophyte collections of William Colenso in the Dominion Museum, WellingtonHamlin, B. G.The bryophyte collections of William Colenso in the Dominion Museum, Wellington1971New Zealand Journal of Botany9695-98Journal Article: The scientific achievements of William Colenso FRSNathan, SimonThe scientific achievements of William Colenso FRS2017Colenso: a monthly newsletter and historical review8514-21Journal Article: The 1855 earthquake: accounts from two missionaries, William Colenso and Arthur StockGrapes, RodneyThe 1855 earthquake: accounts from two missionaries, William Colenso and Arthur Stock2020Journal of the Historical Studies Group, Geoscience Society of New Zealand6632-48Edited Book: William Colenso: his life and journeysSt George, IanWilliam Colenso: his life and journeysDunedinOtago University Press2012Journal Article: Historical note on travertine in the WairarapaGrapes, RodneyHistorical note on travertine in the Wairarapa2024Journal of historical studies, Geoscience Society of New Zealand7832-7William Colenso - RecordsMitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South WalesWilliam Colenso - RecordsML MSS 31091838 - 1841Copy of "Glossarium Botanicum: Novae Zelandiae" attributed to Colenso, with annotations and initials 1838-41 [1 volume, ML MSS 3109].1 volume