| Authorised form of name | Withering; William (1741 - 1799); physician, botanist and mineralogist |
| Dates | 1741 - 1799 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Wellington, Shropshire, England |
| Date of birth | March 1741 |
| Place of death | His home, 'The Larches', Birmingham |
| Date of death | 06 October 1799 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Edgbaston old Church, Birmingham |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1766, Edinburgh)
Career:
Practised as a doctor in Birmingham
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/11/1785 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Robert E Schofield, 'The Lunar Society of Birmingham; A Bicentenary Appraisal' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 144-161
Douglas McKie, 'Priestley's Laboratory and Library and Other of his Effects' in NR 1956-57 vol 12 pp 114-136
Notes:
At head of election certificate: Compounded |
| Code | NA7261 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1785/11 | Withering, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/004978 | Withering, William | nd |
| L&P/8/72 | Paper, 'On Terra ponderosa' by William Withering | 1783 |
| L&P/9/164 | Paper, 'An account of some extraordinary effects of lightning' by William Withering | 1790 |
| L&P/9/164/1 | Paper, 'An account of some extraordinary effects of lightning' by William Withering | 1790 |
| L&P/7/251 | Letter, 'Analyses of toadstone and Rowley rag' from Joseph Priestley on behalf of William Withering to Joseph Banks | 28 March 1782 |
| L&P/9/88 | Letter, 'Additional experiments and observations relating to the principle of acidity, the decomposition of water and phlogiston' from William Withering to Joseph Priestley | 22 February 1788 |