| Authorised form of name | Hudson; William (c 1730 - 1793) |
| Dates | c 1730 - 1793 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | The White Lion Inn, Kendal, Westmorland, England |
| Date of birth | c 1730 |
| Place of death | Jermyn Street, London |
| Date of death | 23 May 1793 |
| Occupation | Apothecary |
| Research field | Botany |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/11/1761 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Notes:
DNB gives birth date as between 1730 and 1732; DSB gives 1733. 'Gentleman's Magazine' says he died in his sixtieth year, which suggests a birth date after 23 May 1732. |
| Code | NA8303 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1761/07 | Hudson, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/4/415 | Paper, 'Catalogue of the 50 plants for 1766 sent to the Royal Society from the Chelsea Garden' by William Hudson | 1767 |
| L&P/4/43 | Letter, 'Concerning cicutas' from Anton Storck to William Hudson | 3 January 1761 |
| DM/3/152 | Report by the Peruvian Bark Committee | 12 June 1782 |
| L&P/4/347 | Paper, 'Catalogue of the fifty plants for 1765 from the Chelsea Garden, numbers 2151-2200' by William Hudson | 1766 |
| L&P/5/46 | Paper, 'List of 50 plants (2251-2300) from Chelsea Garden' by William Hudson | 1768 |
| L&P/5/137 | Paper, 'List of 50 plants from Chelsea Garden for the year 1768' by William Hudson | 1769 |
| L&P/5/195 | Paper, 'List of 50 plants from Chelsea Garden nos 2351 - 2400 for 1769' by William Hudson | 1770 |