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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-05-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002151b.htm person Macarthur William AACR2 December 1800 29 October 1882 Place of Birth Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Horticulturist Sheepbreeder William Macarthur was a horticulturist and agriculturalist with a keen interest in botany. He studied in England from 1809 to 1817, then returned to Australia where he worked for thirty years worked at improving the family property, at the end of which he had won awards for his wines and brandies. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1849 to 1855, and then was appointed Commissioner for the forthcoming Paris Exhibition. He joined the committee of the Australian Museum in 1836 and was a Trustee from 1853. He was the first vice-president of the Acclimatisation Society of New South Wales 1860-. 1849 1855 Career position - Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council 1853 Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum 1855 1856 Career position - Commissioner for the Paris Exhibition 1856 1856 Award - Knighthood from Queen Victoria 1856? 1856? Award - Decorated with the Legion of Honour by the French Emperor 1860 1860 Career position - Vice-President, Acclimatisation Society of New South Wales 1860 1880 Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Sydney 1864 1882 Career position - Member of the Legislative Council, New South Wales 1874 1878 Career position - Member of Council, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1879 1879 Career position - President, Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1899 1899 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus macarthurii Deane & Maiden was named in his honour. Macarthur had collected syntype material for the Paris Exhibition Agricultural Society of New South Wales (1822 - 1891)

President 1879

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Member of the Senate 1860 - 1880

 Macarthur, John (1767 - 1834)

William was the son of John

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Member of the Committee 1836 - 1853; Trustee 1853

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

Member of Council 1874 - 1878

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 Macarthur, William (18001201-18821029)

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 'Macarthur, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Macarthur, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Sir William Macarthur, 1800-1882 Atkinson, Alan Sir William Macarthur, 1800-1882 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: Astronomical and Meteorological Workers in New South Wales, 1778-1860 Russell, H.C. Astronomical and Meteorological Workers in New South Wales, 1778-1860 Sydney, NSW Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1888 Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1 45-94 Book Section: Macarthur, Sir William (1800 - 1882), landowner Teale, Ruth Macarthur, Sir William (1800 - 1882), landowner Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 124-5 Journal Article: Letters from Thomas Reedy to Sir William Macarthur, during the Chevert expedition of 1875 Fulton, G. R.; and Milne, J. Letters from Thomas Reedy to Sir William Macarthur, during the <span style="font-style:italic">Chevert</span> expedition of 1875 2019 Cunninghamia 19 29-32 Book: Sheep breeding in Australia: containing an historical sketch of the merino sheep; the pedigrees of the principal stud flocks in Australia; and a treatise on breeding Brown, George A. Sheep breeding in Australia: containing an historical sketch of the merino sheep; the pedigrees of the principal stud flocks in Australia; and a treatise on breeding Melbourne Walker, May & Co. 1880 Journal Article: Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales Maiden, J. H. Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales 1908 Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales 42 60-132 Book: Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Hall, Norman Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Melbourne CSIRO 1978

Source used to compile entry

 William Macarthur - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William Macarthur - Records A2933-53 1817 - 1884 Records c1817-84 [21 volumes, A2933-53]. 21 volumes Australian Botanists - Biographies Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Australian Botanists - Biographies MS 064 Hunt Institute Biographies. Short biographies, averaging 2 pages, of Australian botanists, botanical collectors or artists. 0.24 m, 3 boxes