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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2023-11-09humanHelen Cohnupdated2024-08-01humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007302b.htmpersonWilsonEdwardAACR23 November 181310 January 1878Place of BirthCovent Garden, United KingdomPlace of DeathHayes, Kent, United KingdomNewspaper proprietorNaturalistEdward Wilson was a newspaper proprietor and editor, and an enthusiastic supporter of the acclimatisation movement. His early career was as a linen draper, but after some business reversals he decided in 1842 to migrate to Australia. Initially he engaged in agricultural pursuits which did not thrive. In 1848 Wilson purchased (in partnership with James S. Johnston) the newspaper, the Argus . He built it into a substantial and influential daily newspaper, in the early years seeking controversy with his main targets being the government and people in authority. In 1855 he retired as Editor, but remained a co-owner. Wilson interested himself in a number of causes, including the treatment of Aboriginal people, penal conditions, and particularly acclimatisation as a means of improving opportunities for farmers. He was a founding member of both the Zoological and Acclimatisation Societies of Victoria. He went to the United Kingdom in 1859 to seek medical treatment and resided there permanently from 1864. The bulk of his estate was used to form the Edward Wilson Trust which has distributed large sums of money to Victorian charities.18411841Life event - Migrated to Australia18421846Life event - Engaged in agricultural pursuits in Victoria18481848Life event - Purchased (in partnership) the Argus newspaperSep 1855Sep 1855Career event - Retired as Editor of the Argus18571857Career position - Founder and member of Committee, Zoological Society of Victoria18591860Life event - Visited United Kingdom18611861Career position - Founder and member of Committee, Acclimatisation Society of Victoria18641864Life event - Returned permanently to the United Kingdom18681868Career position - Founder, Royal Colonial Institute, United Kingdom18681875Career position - Member of Council, Royal Colonial Institute, United Kingdom
Zoological Society of Victoria (1857 - 1861)
Founder and Member of Committee 1857
Acclimatisation Society of Victoria (1861 - 1872)
Founder and Member of Committee 1861
'Wilson, Edward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyWilson, EdwardSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationBook: Rambles at the Antipodes: a series of sketches of Moreton Bay, New Zealand, the Murray River and South Australia, and the overland routeWilson, E.Rambles at the Antipodes: a series of sketches of Moreton Bay, New Zealand, the Murray River and South Australia, and the overland routeLondonW. H. Smith and Son1859Journal Article: Promotion of 'Useful Knowledge': the Argus and Science in 1850s Colonial VictoriaLourie, AmandaPromotion of 'Useful Knowledge': the Argus and Science in 1850s Colonial Victoria2013Victorian Historical Journal8472-92Book Section: Wilson, Edward (1813 1878), journalist and philanthropistSerle, GeoffreyWilson, Edward (1813 1878), journalist and philanthropistMelbourneMelbourne University Press1976Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - ZBede Nairn412-5Journal Article: The Acclimatisation Society of VictoriaGillbank, Linden RaeThe Acclimatisation Society of Victoria1980Victorian historical journal514255-70Journal Article: The Origins of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria: Practical Science in the Wake of the Gold RushGillbank, LindenThe Origins of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria: Practical Science in the Wake of the Gold Rush1986Historical Records of Australian Science63359-374