Pearson, William Henry   (1849 - 1923)

Born on 22 July 1849 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England; died on 19 April 1923 in Manchester, England.

His occupation is listed as 'Yarn agent'.

He collected in Natal and Australia (1870s - 1910s), especially hepatics.

His specimens are also at the British Museum and MANCH.

His name is listed as an author of many species of Jungermannia around the world.

In 1888 a paper was read at the Linnean Society of NSW with the title "List of Hepaticae collected by Mr. Thomas Whitelegge in New South Wales" with the authors being "Carrington, B. and Pearson, W.H.".

Source: Extracted from:
George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA.
Carrington, B.; Pearson, W.H. 1888 ("1887"): List of Hepaticae collected by Mr. Thomas Whitelegge in New South Wales, 1884-1885. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 12: 1035-1060.
Portrait Photo: none known.

Collecting localities for 'Pearson, W.H.' from AVH (2026)

Data from 31 specimens in Australian herbaria