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William Withering

English scientist (1741-1799)

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Field of work
Medicine
Botany
Chemistry
Geology

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Images from the collections

Images by William Withering

1 image from works
  • An account of the foxglove / by William Withering.

Images featuring William Withering

4 images from works
  • William Withering, portrait (top, in oval), and Withering analysing the waters of the Queen's Bath (Caldas de Rainha) at the request of the Portugese Court (below, vignette). Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1801, after C. F. von Breda.
  • William Withering, portrait (top, in oval), and Withering analysing the waters of the Queen's Bath (Caldas de Rainha) at the request of the Portugese Court (below, vignette). Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1801, after C. F. von Breda.
  • William Withering, portrait (top, in oval), and Withering analysing the waters of the Queen's Bath (Caldas de Rainha) at the request of the Portugese Court (below, vignette). Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1801, after C. F. von Breda.
  • William Withering, head and shoulders. Woodcut by O.G.

Works from the collections

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36 works

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    A systematic arrangement of British plants / by W. Withering ... Corrected and condensed ; preceded by an introduction to the study of botany ; accompanied with figures by W. Macgillivray.

    William Withering | Date: 1833
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    Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de angina gangraenosa ... / [William Withering].

    William Withering | Date: 1766
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    The miscellaneous tracts of the late William Withering... : to which is prefixed a memoir of his life, character, and writings.

    William Withering | Date: 1822
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    An account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses : with practical remarks on dropsy and other diseases / by William Withering.

    William Withering | Date: 1785
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    A systematic arrangement of British plants; with an easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates / by William Withering.

    William Withering | Date: 1812
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Frequent collaborators

William MacGillivray
Thomas Fowler

Related topics

United Kingdom
Botany
Digitalis
Materia Medica
Scarlet Fever

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