| Code | PX2504 |
| Dates | 1827-1906 |
| Person Name | Sowerby; William (1827-1906); Botanist; illustrator |
| Surname | Sowerby |
| Forenames | William |
| Epithet | Botanist; illustrator |
| Activity | Botanist and scientific illustrator. Son of James De Carle Sowerby, he continued the Sowerby family's association with botany and natural history. Assisted with botanical illustration and succeeded his father as Secretary of the Royal Botanic Society of London in 1869, serving until his retirement. Contributed to the continuation of the Sowerby family's botanical publications and is represented within the Sowerby Archive through correspondence, illustrations and Royal Botanic Society material. |
| Relationships | Son of James De Carle Sowerby and Mary Ann Sowerby (née Edwards). Grandson of James Sowerby and Anne Sowerby (née Brettingham de Carle). |
| Source | Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History, Vol. 6 (1974); The Sowerby Saga (1952). |