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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005610b.htm person Watts William Walter AACR2 5 October 1856 September 1920 Place of Birth Ugborough, Devon, United Kingdom Place of Death Wycherproof, Victoria, Australia Bryologist Minister of religion William Watts migrated to Australia in 1886 because of ill-health and was called to ministries in the Anglican church in Queensland, New Zealand and New South Wales until 1916. His interest in mosses began in the 1890s and he collected prolifically throughout eastern Australia, New Zealand and Lord Howe Island. His specimens are of particular interest because he collected the same species in multiple locations at multiple times of year, over many years, thus providing much material for studies of variation within species and over geographic range. Many of his collections are from rainforest areas which have been destroyed. The National Herbarium of Victoria and National Herbarium of New South Wales hold most of his collections. Watts published many papers on mosses, ferns and hepatics in Australian scientific journals. He collaborated with Thomas Whitelegge to produce Census muscorum australiensium (1902-1906). The fern genus Revwattsia D.L. Jones and over 30 species were named in his honour. 1886 1886 Life event - Arrived in Melbourne 1899 1920 Career position - Fellow, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1909 1916 Career position - Honorary Curator of mosses and hepatics, National Herbarium of New South Wales 1915 1920 Career position - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales 1919 1920 Award - Elected Fellow, Linnean Society, London 1998 1998 Taxonomy event - Revwattsia D.L. Jones was named in his honour Whitelegge, Thomas (1850 - 1927) Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Fellow 1915 - 1920

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

Fellow 1899 - 1920

 National Herbarium of New South Wales, Colony and State of New South Wales (1896 - )

Honorary Curator of mosses and hepatics 1909 - 1916; Watts's specimens are in the Herbarium

 National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Watt's specimens are in th Herbarium

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 Watts, William Walter (18561005-19200930)

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 'Watts, William Walter', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Watts, William Walter Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Contributions of Rev. W. W. Watts F.L.S. to Australian botany Ramsay, Helen P. Contributions of Rev. W. W. Watts F.L.S. to Australian botany 1980 Taxon 29 4 455-69 Journal Article: Census muscorum australienisum: a classified catalogue of the frondose mosses of Australia and Tasmania, collated from available publications and herbarium records [part II] Watts, W. W.; and Whitelegge, T. Census muscorum australienisum: a classified catalogue of the frondose mosses of Australia and Tasmania, collated from available publications and herbarium records [part II] 1906 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 30 supp. to pt 4 91-163 Journal Article: Census muscorum australiensium: a classified catalogue of the frondose mosses of Australia and Tasmania, collated from available publications and herbarium records [part I] Watts, W. W.; and Whitelegge, T. Census muscorum australiensium: a classified catalogue of the frondose mosses of Australia and Tasmania, collated from available publications and herbarium records [part I] 1902 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27 supp. to pt 3 1-90 Journal Article: Clergyman, bryologist, advocate: Reverend W.W. Watts in the Richmond River district (part two, continued) Downs, Katherine; and Ramsay, Helen Clergyman, bryologist, advocate: Reverend W.W. Watts in the Richmond River district (part two, continued) 2020 Australasian bryological newsletter 74 7-10 Journal Article: Clergyman, bryologist, advocate: Reverend W.W. Watts in the Richmond River district Downs, Katherine; and Ramsay, Helen Clergyman, bryologist, advocate: Reverend W.W. Watts in the Richmond River district 2019 Australasian bryological newsletter 73 6-9 Journal Article: William Walter Watts, 1856 - 1920 Ramsay, H. P. William Walter Watts, 1856 - 1920 1998 Australasian Bryological Newsletter 39 1-4 Journal Article: Botanical pioneers in Victoria - II Willis, J. H. Botanical pioneers in Victoria - II 1949 Victorian Naturalist 66 6 103-9 Journal Article: A brief history of bryological exploration in Queensland Franks, Andrew J. A brief history of bryological exploration in Queensland 2020 Queensland naturalist 58 4/6 25-47